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- Title
Phytotoxicity of Washing Wastewaters from a Cutlery Production Line.
- Authors
Svetková, K.; Fargašová, A.
- Abstract
This article discusses the chronic toxicity of wastewater from a stainless steel cutlery plant to mustard seedlings in the Slovak Republic. According to the authors, the main heavy metal contaminants in the washing waters from the production line were chromium and nickel. Chromium and nickel during the early growth and development of the plant reduced yield and total dry matter. They concluded that wastewaters containing these heavy metals inhibited water absorption by the roots but not water translocation in the upper parts of the seedlings. They recommended designating the wastewaters as hazardous wastes.
- Subjects
SLOVAKIA; CUTLERY manufacturing; INDUSTRIAL wastes; HEAVY metals; WHOLE effluent toxicity testing; MUSTARD seeds; CHROMIUM; NICKEL &; the environment; SEEDLINGS
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2007, Vol 79, Issue 1, p109
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-007-9143-5