Downstream trends of in vitro bioassay responses in a wastewater effluent-dominated river

• Main Authors: Daniels, Kevin D., VanDervort, Darcy, Wu, Shimin, Leusch, Frederic D. L., van de Merwe, Jason P., Jia, Ai, Snyder, Shane Allen
• Other Authors: Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Geography::Water; Social sciences::Geography::Environmental sciences; AhR; BLT-Screen
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138052
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Surface waters are becoming increasingly influenced by wastewater effluents due to drought conditions, growing populations, and urbanization. These effluents contain mixtures of trace organic compounds (TOrCs), including bioactive constituents, which are not fully attenuated by conventional wastewat...