Toxicological study of two novel pesticides on earthworm Eisenia foetida

Chemosphere

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2347-2356

  Luo, Yu ^a   Zang, Yu ^a   Zhong, Yuan ^a   Kong, Zhiming ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Biochemical toxicity; Eisenia foetida; Pesticides; Sperm deformity test

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; IMIDACLOPRID; PESTICIDE; RH 5849; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY;

ANIMALIA; EISENIA FETIDA; INVERTEBRATA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0033486463     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00142-3     Document Type: Article

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