An assessment of the lysosomal neutral red retention test and immune function assay in earthworms (Eisenia andrei) following exposure to chlorpyrifos, benzo-a-pyrene (BaP), and contaminated soil

Pedobiologia

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 641-645

  Eason, Charles T ^b   Svendsen, Claus ^a   O'Halloran, Kathryn ^b   Weeks, Jason M ^a  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Benzo a pyrene; Chlorpyrifos; Contaminated land; Earthworm biomarker; Neutral red; Total immune activity

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BODY WEIGHT; CHLORPYRIFOS; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; MORTALITY; NEUTRAL RED; POLLUTED SOIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED KINGDOM;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOMARKER; CONTAMINATED LAND; EARTHWORM; HYDROCARBON;

ANNELIDA; EISENIA ANDREI; OLIGOCHAETA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0033398430     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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