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Beata Klimek1, Edyta Fiałkowska, Wioleta Kocerba-Soroka, Janusz Fyda, Mateusz Sobczyk, Agnieszka Pajdak-Stós.
Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess the toxicity of a range of trace metals to the rotifer Lecane inermis, a species tested as a potential biological tool to control activated sludge bulking caused by overgrowth of filamentous bacteria in wastewater treatment plants. LC50 values (concentration lethal to 50 % of individuals, mg dm(-3)) were ranked in the following order: Cu < Al < Fe < Zn < Sn < Mn. L. inermis apparently is more sensitive to metals than other aquatic species widely used as model organisms in ecotoxicological testing, making it potentially useful for quick ecotoxicological tests.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23863961 PMCID: PMC3745609 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-013-1062-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bull Environ Contam Toxicol ISSN: 0007-4861 Impact factor: 2.151