Toxicity Reduction Evaluation of groundwater bioremediation using the algal toxicity test

The ecotoxicological approach of Toxicity Reduction was adopted to evaluate the efficiency of groundwater bioremediation treatment performed by a bioelectrochemical reactor for the reductive dechlorination (RD) of Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons (CAHs). Specifically, the algal toxicity test was performed before and after the treatment with the aim to measure the detoxification effect likely associated to the CAH dechlorination during two-month bioremediation experiment using the groundwater samples taken from the industrial site of Rho (Milan, Italy)