Evaluation of toxicity, genotoxicity and environmental risk of simulated textile and tannery wastewaters with a battery of biotests

Fungal Bioremediation of Emerging Micropollutants in Municipal Wastewaters

“…The interpretation of the results could be improved by the introduction of synthetic indices that summarize data coming from a battery of tests. Some of them have shown their potential to describe wastewaters toxicity (Tigini et al 2011) but municipal effluents have never taken into consideration.…”

“…A battery of ecotoxicological tests is recommended, using organisms preferentially belonging to different trophic levels (Soupilas et al 2008, Tigini et al 2011. For instance, estrogenic activity of NP and octylphenol treated with laccases was assessed by two bioassays based on the proliferation index of cells (human mesothelioma cell line MPP89) responsive to EDCs and YES test (Catapane et al 2013).…”

Application of Response Surface Methodology for Optimization of Reactive Azo Dye Degradation Process by Fenton’s Oxidation

“…The presence of these dyes in wastewater and subsequently in water resources, even at very low concentrations, is easy to observe visually as the result of textile industry activities. They may increase effluent toxicity and lead to environmental damage [2], [3].…”

“…In these processes, hydroxyl radicals ( . OH) generated from different sources like H 2 An old yet effective method among the AOPs is the use of Fenton's reagent for the degradation process. This method which involves generation of reactive oxygenated species from H 2 O 2 in presence of ferrous catalyst is a fast and commercial way to deal with harmful organic contaminants in a green manner.…”

Evaluation of an eventual ecotoxicity induced by textile effluents using a battery of biotests

“…We determined the toxicity of each sample, using a battery of seven ecotoxicological tests, including organisms belonging to different trophic levels: (i) aquatic organisms, which were selected for their high sensitivity towards different pollutants of textile effluents as reported by the literature, the alga Raphidocelis subcapitata (Sponza 2002 (Tigini et al 2011), which are important bioindicators of treated wastewater safety aimed to be reused for irrigation, in countries having problems of lack of water. We based the choice of these tests on the work of Tigini et al (2011), who selected the most sensitive organisms in the treatment of tannery effluents.…”