Note: Intro -- Ecotoxicological Characterization of Waste -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Foreword -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Summary and Background Information of the Ring Test -- Chapter 1: Overview on the Results of the Ring Test -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Legal Background -- 1.1.2 Aims of the Ring Test -- 1.1.3 Organisation of the Ring Test -- 1.2 Methods -- 1.2.1 Test Substrates -- 1.2.1.1 Municipal Waste Incineration Ash (INC) -- 1.2.1.2 PAH Contaminated Soil (SOI) -- 1.2.1.3 Waste Wood (WOO) -- 1.2.1.4 Treatment of Samples and Preparation of the Eluates -- 1.2.2 Basic Test Methods -- 1.2.3 Additional Test Methods -- 1.2.4 Test Data Evaluation -- 1.3 Results -- 1.3.1 Results of Reference Tests -- 1.3.2 Basic Test Methods -- 1.3.2.1 Toxicity of the Three Waste Substrates -- 1.3.2.2 Sensitivity of the Individual Test Systems in Aquatic and Terrestrial Tests -- 1.3.2.3 Reproducibility of the Test Results -- 1.3.3 Additional Test Methods -- 1.3.4 Comparison with Literature Data -- 1.3.5 Further Work Performed in the Ring Test -- 1.4 Discussion -- 1.4.1 Organization of the Ring Test -- 1.4.2 Methodological Consequences -- 1.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 2: Legal and Organisational Background of the Ring Test -- 2.1 The European Waste List -- 2.2 Background of the Ring Test -- Organizational Structure of the Ring Test -- 2.3 Test Materials -- 2.4 Biological Test Systems -- 2.4.1 Basic Test Battery -- 2.4.2 Additional Test Systems -- 2.4.3 Test Data Evaluation -- 2.4.4 Data Integration for Further Assessments -- Chapter 3: Selection and Characterization of Test Samples and Eluates -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Homogenization and Bottling -- 3.2.1 Incineration Ash (INC) -- 3.2.2 Contaminated Soil (SOI) -- 3.2.3 Waste Wood (WOO) -- 3.4 Preparation of Wastes and Eluates in the Participating Laboratories. , 3.5 Characterization of Wastes and Eluates -- 3.6 Assessment and Recommendations -- Chapter 4: Ring Test Data Evaluation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Acceptance Criteria for Test Results -- 4.3 Recalculation of Test Results -- 4.4 Evaluation Following ISO 5725-2 -- 4.4.1 Requirements for a Statistical Evaluation of Ring Tests Acc. to ISO 5725-2 -- 4.4.2 Adaptation of the Statistical Evaluation for the Ecotoxicological Ring Test -- 4.4.3 Statistical Outliers -- 4.4.4 Presentation of the Results of the Statistical Evaluation Following ISO 5725-2 -- 4.5 Alternative Methods for the Statistical Evaluation of Ring Tests -- 4.5.1 Factor Between the Lowest and the Highest EC/LC 50 Values -- 4.5.2 Calculation of Warning Limits and Plotting of Warning Charts -- 4.6 Assessment of the Results of Statistical Evaluation -- 4.7 Discussion -- 4.8 Recommendations -- Glossary -- Confidence limits -- EC 50 -- Geometric mean -- LC50 -- Normal distribution -- Outlier -- Probit -- Repeatability standard deviation s r -- Reproducibility standard deviation s R -- Warning chart -- Warning limits -- Chapter 5: Range of Reference Tests in Aquatic Tests -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Results of the standard test battery -- 5.2.1 Algal Growth Inhibition Tests -- 5.2.2 Acute Mobility Test with Daphnia -- 5.2.3 Luminescent Bacteria Test -- 5.3 Results of the additional Test Set -- 5.3.1 Duckweed Growth Inhibition Test (Lemna minor) -- 5.3.2 Chronic Toxicity to Brachionus calyciflorus -- 5.3.3 Chronic Toxicity to Ceriodaphnia dubia -- 5.3.4 Pseudomonas putida Growth Inhibition Test -- 5.4 Recommendations -- Chapter 6: Range of Reference Tests in Terrestrial Test -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Results of the Basic Test Battery -- 6.2.1 Earthworm Acute Tests -- 6.2.2 Plant Seedling Emergence and Growth Tests (Avena sativa, Brassica rapa) -- 6.3 Results of the Additional Test Battery. , 6.3.1 Earthworm Reproduction Tests -- 6.3.2 Enchytraid Reproduction Tests -- 6.3.3 Collembolan Reproduction Tests -- 6.3.4 Arthrobacter Bacterial Contact Tests -- 6.4 Recommendations -- Part II: Presentation of the Basic Text Battery -- Chapter 7: Algae Tests -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Method -- 7.2.1 Measurements -- 7.2.2 Calculations -- 7.2.3 Validity Criteria -- 7.2.4 Acceptance Criteria -- 7.3 Results -- 7.3.1 Incineration ash (INC) -- 7.3.2 Gasworks Soil (SOI) -- 7.3.3 Contaminated Wood (WOO) -- 7.3.4 Summary of the Results -- 7.4 Discussion -- 7.4.1 Performance of the Test -- 7.4.2 Methodology -- 7.4.3 Different Species -- 7.4.4 Sensitivity in Comparison to Other Test Systems -- 7.4.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 8: Daphnia Tests -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Method -- 8.3 Results -- 8.4 Discussion -- 8.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 9: Luminescent Bacteria Test -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Method -- 9.3 Results -- 9.4 Discussion -- 9.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 10: Plant Tests -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Method -- 10.3 Results -- 10.4 Discussion -- 10.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 11: Earthworm Test -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Method -- 11.3 Results -- 11.4 Discussion -- 11.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 12: Lemna Growth Ingibition Test -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Method -- 12.3 Results -- 12.4 Discussion -- 12.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 13: Toxkit Tests -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Methods -- 13.3 Results -- 13.4 Discussion -- 13.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 14: Pseadomonas Putida Growth Inhibition Test -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Method -- 14.3 Results -- 14.4 Discussion -- Chapter 15: Ceriodaphnia dubia Chronic Toxicity Tests -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Method -- 15.3 Results -- 15.4 Discussion -- 15.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 16: Genotoxicity Tests -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Method -- 16.3 Results -- 16.4 Discussion -- 16.5 Recommendations. , Chapter 17: Earthworm Reproduction Tests -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Method -- 17.3 Results -- 17.4 Discussion -- 17.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 18: Enchytraeid Reproduction Tests -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Method -- 18.3 Results -- 18.4 Discussion -- 18.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 19: Collembolan Tests -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Method -- 19.3 Results -- 19.4 Discussion -- 19.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 20: Earthworm Avoidance Tests -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Method -- 20.3 Results -- 20.4 Discussion -- 20.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 21: Bacteria Contact Test -- 21.1 Introduction -- 21.2 Methods -- 21.3 Results -- 21.4 Discussion -- 21.5 Recommendations -- Part III: Additional Investigations -- Chapter 22: Reproducibility and Repeatability of the Results of the European Ring Test on the Ecotoxicological Characterisation of Waste -- 22.1 Introduction -- 22.2 Reproducibility -- 22.3 Repeatability -- 22.4 Discussion -- 22.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 23: Comparison Between Toxkit Microbiotests and Standard Tests -- 23.1 Introduction -- 23.2 Methods -- 23.3 Results -- 23.4 Discussion -- 23.5 Recommendations -- Chapter 24: Comparison and Characterization of OECD Artificial Soils -- 24.1 Introduction -- 24.2 Materials and Methods -- 24.3 Results and Discussion -- 24.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 25: Leaching and Chemical Speciation Modeling of Wastes -- 25.1 Introduction -- 25.2 Experimental -- 25.2.1 Samples -- 25.2.2 Characterization of Wastes -- 25.2.3 Chemical Analyses -- 25.2.4 Estimation of Model Parameters -- 25.2.5 Geochemical Speciation and Release Modeling -- 25.3 Results -- 25.3.1 Characterization of Leaching Behavior of the Wastes -- 25.3.2 Raw Data -- 25.3.3 Comparison with Other Similar Materials -- 25.3.4 Partitioning Between Dissolved, Complexed and Bound Forms -- 25.3.5 Data of EN 14735 in Perspective to Characterization Test Data. , 25.4 Conclusions -- Chapter 26: Ecotoxicological Response of Three Waste Samples in Relation to Chemical Speciation Modeling of Leachates -- 26.1 Introduction -- 26.2 Material and Methods -- 26.2.1 Acute Toxicity Test with the Bacterium Vibrio fischeri -- 26.2.2 Acute Toxicity Test with the Waterflea Daphnia magna -- 26.2.3 Toxicity Test with the Freshwater Algae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata -- 26.3 Results -- 26.3.1 Eluate Analyses -- 26.3.2 Ecotoxicological Analyses -- 26.3.2.1 Incineration Ash (INC) -- 26.3.2.2 Gasworks Soil (SOI) -- 26.3.2.3 Waste Wood (WOO) -- 26.3.3 Total Dissolved and "Free-concentrations" in Eluates for Aquatic Toxicity Testing -- 26.4 Discussion -- 26.4.1 Contaminated Wood -- 26.4.2 Incineration Ash -- 26.4.2.1 Daphnia -- 26.4.2.2 Algae -- 26.4.3 Gasworks Soil -- 26.5 Overall Conclusions -- Chapter 27: H14-Navigadtor Uses Topic Maps as Application Data Model -- 27.1 Introduction -- 27.2 ISO Standardized XML-Based Backend -- 27.2.1 Application Specific Ontology -- 27.2.2 Integrated Knowledge Models -- 27.3 Topic Maps Frontend -- 27.3.1 H14-Navigator as Application Specific Topic Maps Browser -- 27.3.2 Multiple Paths to Topics of Interest -- 27.4 Discussion -- Part IV: Further Development and Future Application of Biotests in Waste Characterization -- Chapter 28: Test Recommendations -- 28.1 Introduction -- 28.2 Aquatic Test Set -- 28.3 Terrestrial Test Set -- 28.4 Microtox Test Systems -- 28.5 Variability of Standard Soils -- 28.6 Influence of Eluate Preparation on the Results of the Aquatic Basic Test Set -- 28.7 Influence of Waste Preparation on the Results of the Terrestrial Basic Test Set -- Chapter 29: Ecotoxicolocal Characterisation of Waste as an Instrument inWaste Classification and Risk Assessment -- 29.1 Introduction -- 29.2 Classification of Waste in Mirror Entries -- 29.2.1 Extended Limit Test Design. , 29.2.2 Test Strategy.

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Note: Intro -- Preface -- About the 2nd Springer Conference of the Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-2), Tunisia 2019 -- Section 1: Engineering Applications for Environmental Management -- Section 2: Process Control, Simulations and Intensification for Environmental Management -- Section 3: Ecotoxicology, Environmental Safety and Bioremediation -- Section 4: Biotechnology for Environmental Management -- Section 5: Climate-Change-Related Effects on the Environment and Ecological Systems -- Section 6: Natural Resources, Agriculture and the Environment -- Section 7: Smart Technologies for Environmentally Friendly Energy Production -- Section 8: Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmental Monitoring and Management -- Section 9: Environmental Impacts of Natural Hazards and Environmental Risk Assessment -- Section 10: Sustainable Management of Marine and Coastal Environments -- Section 11: Sustainable Management of the Urban Environment -- Section 12: Sustainable Management of the Indoor and Built Environment -- Section 13: Environmental-Change-Related Impacts on Human Health -- About the Conference Steering Committee -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Engineering Applications for Environmental Management: Adsorption-Oriented Processes Using Conventional and Non-conventional Adsorbents -- Efficiency of Hybrid Process of Coagulation/Flocculation Followed by Membrane Filtration for the Treatment of Synthetic Vegetable Oil Refinery Wastewater -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Coagulation/Flocculation Treatment -- 3.2 Dead-End Filtration -- 3.3 Cross-Flow Filtration -- 3.4 Combination of CF and CFF Processes -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Fe/Clay Composite as Catalysts for Textile Wastewater Treatment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Catalysts. , 4 Conclusion -- References -- Iron Removal from Groundwater by Adsorption Process onto Activated Carbon Obtained from Pinus Halepensis Cone Wastes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussions -- 3.1 Groundwater Characterization -- 3.2 Batch Adsorption Study -- 3.3 Fixed-Bed Column Adsorption Study -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Synthesis and Characterization of Activated Carbon from Pinus Halepensis Cone Wastes: Adsorption Prediction as a Function of Some Physicochemical Characteristics of Activated Carbons -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Adsorption of Industrial Dye BzR from Aqueous Solution Using Local Modified Clay -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Bentonite Sample -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Characterization -- 3.2 Adsorption of Bezathren Red -- 3.3 Adsorption isotherm studies -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Adsorption-Desorption of Methylene Blue by Bentonite from Aqueous Solution -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Materials -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Kinetics and Isotherms Adsorption -- 4 Effect of pH on Desorption of MB -- 5 Effect of Temperature on Desorption of MB -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Removal of Disperse Dye from Aqueous Solution by Bottom Ash -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Adsorbent -- 2.2 Adsorbate -- 2.3 The Adsorption Experiment -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Characterization of Adsorbent -- 3.2 Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetic Studies -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Experimental Study of the Removal of Rhodamine B from Aqueous Solution by Adsorption onto Coffee Waste -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Effect of pH -- 3.2 Effect Adsorbent Dosage -- 3.3 Effect of Contact Time and Initial Concentration of Rh B. , 3.4 Adsorption Isotherm -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and Adsorption Study of Carbon Steel in 1 M HCl Solution Containing 2-(2-Methoxybenzylidene) Hydrazine-1-Carbothioamide -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Materials -- 2.2 Electrochemical Impedance Measurements -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) -- 3.2 Adsorption Isotherm -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Adsorption Efficiency of Graphene Oxide Toward Cyanine Dyes with Different Alkyl Chain Lengths -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Characterization -- 3.2 Effect of Contact Time -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Cu(II) Ions Removal on Functionalized Cellulose Beads from Tunisian Almond (Prunus Dulcis) Shell -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Synthesis, Functionalization, and Characterization of Cellulose Beads -- 2.2 Cu(II) Adsorption Experiments -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Beads' Characterization -- 3.2 Adsorption of Cu(II) -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Dynamics Modelling of Multicomponent Metal Ions Removal onto Low-Cost Buckwheat Hulls -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Packed Column Experiments -- 3 Modelling of Dynamics for Buckwheat Hulls -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Local Materials and Solid Waste (Sawdust) Valorization in the Treatment of Industrial Synthetic Water Field -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Synthetic Water -- 2.2 Filtering Materials Used -- 2.3 Experimental Device -- 2.4 Analysis -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Cationic Dye Removal Using Alginate-Organobentonite Composite Beads -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Materials -- 2.2 Preparation of Organobentonite (OB). , 2.3 Preparation of Calcium Alginate/Organobentonite Composite Beads (A-OB) -- 2.4 Adsorption and Desorption Studies -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Sorption Isotherms of MB -- 3.2 Desorption Study -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Successive Removal of Methylene Blue and Congo Red by Biomass-Based Beads from Aqueous Solutions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 FTIR Analysis -- 3.2 Effect of pH, Mass, Contact Time, and Concentration -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Malachite Green Removal Ability of a New Low-Temperature Alkali-Treated Almond Shell Adsorbent -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Adsorbate -- 2.2 Preparation of the Bioadsorbent -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 FTIR Characterization -- 3.2 Malachite Green Adsorption onto Low-Temperature Alkali-Treated Almond Shell Powder -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Low-Cost Magnetic Adsorbents for Water Remediation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Optimization of Simultaneous Removal of Binary Toxic Antibiotic and Heavy Metal by Novel Biocomposite Beads: Modeling Study Using Brouers-Sotolongo Family Equations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Biosorbent Characterization -- 3.2 Statistical Analysis -- 3.3 Kinetic and Isotherm Modeling of Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Adsorption -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Application of Almond Shell-Based Materials for Aquatic Pollutants Removal: A Mini-Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Almond Shell-Based Materials for Water Treatment -- 2.1 Application of Almond Shell-Based Materials for Heavy Metals Removal -- 2.2 Application of Almond Shell-Based Materials for Dyes Removal -- 2.3 Application of Almond Shell-Based Materials for Other Pollutants Removal -- 3 Conclusion -- References. , Fabrication of Novel Keratin/Cellulose-Based Composites for Oils and Organic Solvents Absorption -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Synthesis of (CF/C) Composite Cryogels -- 3.2 Spectroscopic Characterization -- 3.3 Oil Sorption Capacity -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Study of the Influence of Some Parameters on the Efficiency of Elimination of Zinc by Synthesized Na-Y Faujasite -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Effect of Concentration -- 3.2 Effect of Time -- 3.3 pH Effect -- 3.4 Effect of Temperature -- 3.5 Study of the Adsorption Kinetics -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Boron Sorption and Removal Using Hybrid Hydrogel Beads -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Engineering Applications for Environmental Management: Advanced Wastewater Treatment Technologies, Recycling and Reuse -- Reuse of Industrial Water at Mellitah Complex -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Wastewater Sources and Estimation -- 2 Experimental Work -- 2.1 Microfiltration (MF) -- 2.2 Reverse Osmosis (RO) -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Mixed Stream Water, Chemical Analysis -- 3.2 Cooling Water Microfiltration Treatment -- 3.3 Cooling Water Blowdown RO and MF Treatment -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- The Efficiency of Natural Decentralized Greywater Treatment Systems in Resolving the Wastewater Problems in the Rural Areas of Developing Countries -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Settings, Materials, and Methods -- 2.1 Site Description -- 2.2 Design Criteria -- 2.3 Greywater Quality Monitoring -- 2.4 Greywater Flow Rates -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Raw Greywater Quality -- 3.2 Treatment Systems Performance with Regards to Organic Pollutants -- 3.3 Treatment Systems Performance with Regards to Chemical Pollutants -- 4 Conclusion -- References. , Physicochemical Characterization of Wastewater from the Mining Activity: A Case Study from Boukhadra Mine (Algeria).