| title: | Use of toxicological methods for waste water risk assessment |
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| reg no: | ETF5140 |
| project type: | Estonian Science Foundation research grant |
| subject: |
2.14. Environmental Engineering |
| status: | completed |
| institution: | Tallinn Technical University |
| head of project: | Irina Blinova |
| duration: | 01.01.2002 - 31.12.2003 |
| description: | Toxicity of different type of wastewater will be investigated using standard acute and chronic tests with common indicator test-species. The comparative sensitivity of used test-species will be also evaluated during the study. Interpretation of toxicity test results considering wastewater dilution in receiving waterbody. Elaboration of the system for assessment of the potential toxicity of discharges for water ecosystems, using results of investigation in the frame of proposed project and experience of other countries. |
| project group | ||||
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Irina Blinova | Department of Environmental Engineering of Tallinn Technical University | senior researcher | |
| 2. | Maila Hannus | Department of Envir. Eng., TTU | senior researcher | |