USE
FOR TOXICITY MONITORING IN EFFLUENT REGULATION?
Toxicity is the
property of a chemical to cause harm to the life prosess.
One
of the long-term objectives for pollution Control Boards is that the all the natural
water bodies should remain free from harmful effects, to man and aquatic life,
caused by polluted discharges. For the regulation of effluent discharges, one
should estimate the actual damage an effluent is causing to the aquatic environment.
Toxicity test can play a vital role in effective control strategy for complex
effluents. Being effective, cheaper and easy to perform, the toxicity test can
help decision maker in:
Identifying environmental problems;
Establishing
priorities for pollution control efforts;
Identifying
and implementing appropriate control measures;
Monitoring
compliance with regularly limit on toxicity
CPCB
along with seven other National/State laboratories has formulated a method for
toxicity testing of industrial effluents for estimating dimensionless toxicity
number within the scope of Water Act, 1974 and EPA, 1986, to be used in the control
of compliance with consent procedures.
