A simple low-cost field mesocosm for ecotoxicological studies on earthworms

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-40

  Svendsen, Claus ^a   Weeks, Jason M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper; Earthworm; Field testing; Mesocosm

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODEL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030914277     PISSN: 07428413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-8413(97)85596-X     Document Type: Article

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