Comparative Study of the Ecotoxicological and Histopathological Impacts of Effluent, Sludge Water, and Commonly Used Inorganic Fertilizers on Juvenile Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Main Authors: Guzman, Ma. Aileen Leah G, Espiritu, Emilyn Q, Unson, Jewel Racquel S, Alba, Vince Jethro, Hernandez, Maria Larisse, Sy, Lara Anne, Dumo, Joan Ruby, Espinas, Jay Roy
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: ecotoxicology; effluent; histopathology; inorganic fertilizers; Oreochromis niloticus L.; sludge water; Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology; Toxicology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/es-faculty-pubs/22; http://philjournalsci.dost.gov.ph/images/pdf/pjs_pdf/vol148no1/comparative_study_of_the_ecotoxological_and_hispathological_impacts_of_effluent_.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Wastewater treatment systems, designed to treat domestic wastes, produce effluents and sludge that are high in organic matter and nutrient content. These effluents and sludge are now being used as organic fertilizers because such nutrients and organic matter are vital to plant growth. However, witho...