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The inhibition of bacterial luminescence has been used in testing industrial enterprises sewage. The toxicity of the sewage is less than the total toxicity of separate components due to neutralization of quinone products of polyphenol oxidation in the reactions with the other phenol components of sewage. Toxicity increase is due to their influence on the cell membrane. Studies of cell ultrastructure confirm this fact. The studied mechanism of the complex effect allowed a more accurate forecast of the ecological situation during the discharge of phenol compounds and metals. It also showed the necessity of taking into account the complex effect of sewage components on contaminant discharge into water reservoirs.
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Stom, D.I., Geel, T.A., Balayan, A.E. et al. Bioluminescent method in studying the complex effect of sewage components. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 22, 203–208 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00213286
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