Application of plant and earthworm bioassays to evaluate remediation of a lead-contaminated soil

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 166-171

  Chang, L W ^a   Meier, J R ^a   Smith, M K ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; LEAD;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; GARLIC; GENOTOXICITY; LC 50; LEACHING; OSMOLALITY; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEAD; OLIGOCHAETA; PLANTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0030893156     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900170     Document Type: Article

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