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  • Environmental Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Microbiology

Background:

  • Wastewater toxicity assessment is crucial for environmental protection.
  • The ToxTrak™ method offers a bacterial respiration inhibition-based approach for toxicity measurement.
  • Evaluating its applicability in real-world wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the ToxTrak™ method for wastewater toxicity assessment.
  • To monitor wastewater toxicity in a full-scale Polish WWTP using the ToxTrak™ method.
  • To compare the sensitivity of indigenous biomass versus Escherichia coli in toxicity testing.

Main Methods:

  • Validation of the ToxTrak™ method using wastewater and phenol.
  • Long-term and short-term monitoring campaigns of wastewater toxicity.
  • Analysis of bacterial respiration inhibition to determine toxicity levels.

Main Results:

  • Indigenous biomass demonstrated higher sensitivity than Escherichia coli in the ToxTrak™ assay.
  • No statistically significant difference in phenol inhibition was observed between indigenous biomass and E. coli.
  • A linear correlation was found between influent and effluent toxicity, with effluent toxicity consistently lower.
  • Despite reductions, WWTP effluents were classified as toxic or highly toxic.

Conclusions:

  • The ToxTrak™ method is a reliable tool for assessing wastewater toxicity.
  • Indigenous biomass is a suitable and sensitive indicator for toxicity testing in WWTPs.
  • Even after treatment, wastewater effluents can pose significant environmental risks due to residual toxicity.