Earthworm bioassays: Adopting techniques from aquatic toxicity testing

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 693-697

  Lanno, R P ^a   Mccarty, L S ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LS McCarty Scientific Research and Consulting   (Canada)

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EID: 0030906286     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00197-6     Document Type: Article

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