Assimilation efficiency and toxicokinetics of 14C-lindane in the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus: The role of isopods in degradation of persistent soil pollutants

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 481-490

  Loureiro, Susana ^a,b   Sousa, J P ^b   Nogueira, A J A ^a,b   Soares, A M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Assimilation efficiency; Isopods; Lindane; Porcellionides pruinosus; Soil contamination; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

LINDANE;

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOAVAILABILITY; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ELIMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LOUSE; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PLANT LEAF; PORCELLIONIDES PRUINOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; INSECTICIDES; ISOPODA; LINDANE; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; PHTHIRAPTERA; PORCELLIONIDES; PORCELLIONIDES PRUINOSUS;

EID: 0036914601     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021013519330     Document Type: Article

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