Resistance to arsenic-toxicity in a population of the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 1963-1967

  Langdon, Caroline J ^a   Piearce, Trevor G ^a   Black, Stuart ^b   Semple, Kirk T ^a  

^a Inst Environ Nat Sci   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic sensitivity; Earthworm; Metal contaminants; Soil contamination; Toxicity testing

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; SODIUM ARSENATE HEPTAHYDRATE; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS;

EID: 0032725659     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00118-2     Document Type: Article

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