Accumulation of chlorinated benzenes in earthworms

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 729-736

  Beyer, W N ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; DRUG ACCUMULATION; EARTHWORM; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; SEDIMENT; SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; CHLOROBENZENES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; MAGNESIUM SILICATES; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0029768711     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900250     Document Type: Article

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