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magna and Artemia sp., respectively (2).
Moreover, the results of this study indicate
that the treatment of OMW, according to the
technology developed within the frames of
the EU LIFE-Environment programme MI-
NOS (1), reduces OMW toxicity to the pho-
tobacterium V. fischeri , which among other
marine organisms exhibits the highest sensi-
tivity (16). On the contrary, there are studies
showing that the photobacterium V. fischeri
exhibits higher tolerance compared to oth-
er aquatic organisms when exposed to plant
protection products (5, 10, 11). Although the
treatment of OMWwith the aforementioned
technology renders a twenty-fold reduction
in V. fischeri toxicity, the obtained treated
OMW still exhibits significant toxicity to A.
fransiscana indicating the necessity for ad-
ditional information on OMW bioactive con-
stituents capable of causing adverse effects
on aquatic organisms. Therefore, further
study is needed on the OMW management
in order to suggest a completely satisfacto-
ry solution with regard to deposition of such
materials into the environmental system.
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