Toxicity assessment of anaerobic digestion intermediates and antibiotics in pharmaceutical wastewater by luminescent bacterium

► A toxicity testing method of pharmaceutical wastewaters in anaerobic digestion was established. ► The individual toxicity of endo- or exo-toxicants to ADMs was analyzed by luminescent bacterium. ► The joint toxicity of endo- and exo-toxicants was investigated by luminescent bacterium.