Oil refinery experience with the assessment of refinery effluents and receiving waters using biologically-based methods

CATEGORY: WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Oil refinery experience with the assessment of refinery effluents and receiving waters using biologically-based methods

Type	Journal Article
Author	M H I Comber
Author	A Girling
URL	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ieam.1639/abstract
Publication	Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
Date	March 1, 2015
Abstract	The Whole Effluent Assessment (WEA) approach has driven the increased conduct of studies addressing the fate of effluent constituents. Such studies have included the use of biodegradation and Solid Phase Micro-Extraction-Biomimetic Extraction (SPME-BE) methods to address Potentially Bioaccumulative Substances (PBS). In this way it is then possible to address the persistence and toxicity of these PBS constituents of an effluent. The data collected in various case studies highlights the advantages and pitfalls of using biological-based methods to assess the potential for refinery effluents to cause environmental impacts.