Utility of Caenorhabditis elegans for assessing heavy metal contamination in artificial soil

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-118

  Peredney, C L ^a   Williams, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; STANDARD;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EISENIA FETIDA; LUMBRICIDAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0034040537     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002440010086     Document Type: Article

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