A simple, rapid bioassay for detecting effects of pollutants on bacteria

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01611066· OSTI ID:5611542

Bauer, N J ^[1]; Seidler, R J; Knittel, M D

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1. Oregon State Univ., Corvallis

A screening bioassay needs to be rapid, and sensitive. The bioassay is described which is accurate, inexpensive, and which utilizes bacteria as the toxicity predictor. The basis of the test involves measuring the kinetics of dissolved oxygen depletion by a mixed microbial population following exposure to a pollutant and allows results to be obtained in as little as 40 min. Pollutants tested were cadmium, copper, nickel, sulfate, diuron, pentachlorophenol, atrazine, tricholoracetic acid, dimethylformamide, and diazinon. (JMT)

• OSTI ID: 5611542
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 27:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
BACTERIA
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
CADMIUM
BIOASSAY
COPPER
HERBICIDES
NICKEL
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
SULFATES
SCREENING
TOXICITY
ELEMENTS
METALS
MICROORGANISMS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
560302* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Microorganisms- (-1987)