Studies on the toxic and genotoxic effect of olive oil mill wastewater

YESILADA E., Ozmen M., YESILADA O.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, vol.8, pp.732-739, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Journal Name: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.732-739
  • Keywords: tadpole, Drosophila, acute toxicity, genotoxicity, olive oil mill wastewater, DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER, RECOMBINATION TEST, SOMATIC MUTATION, WATER, PROSPECTS, GROWTH, SPAIN
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Acute lethality and genotoxic effects of olive oil mill wastewater (OOMW) were studied. OOMW showed lethality on amphibian tadpoles of Rana ridibunda and Bufo viridis. The LC50 values were found to be 2.59% and 2.12% for R. ridibunda and B. viridis, respectively. OOMW had also genotoxic effect on Drosophila melanogaster. Treatment of OOMW (1:9 v/v OOMW:dH(2)O) with Funalia trogii, reduced the phenol, COD and color contents of this waste and decreased the toxicity in tadpoles.