Acute and sublethal effects of two insecticides on earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris L.) under laboratory conditions

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Mosleh, Yahia Y ^a   Paris Palacios, Séverine ^a   Couderchet, Michel ^a   Vernet, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Aldicarb; Annelids; Endosulfan; Growth rate; Protein content; Residue; Soil

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CONTAMINATION; PROTEINS; SOILS; TOXICITY;

SUBLETHAL EFFECTS;

INSECTICIDES;

ALDICARB; ENDOSULFAN; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

EARTHWORM; ENDOSULFAN; INSECTICIDE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH RATE; LABORATORY TEST; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ALDICARB; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOSULFAN; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; OLIGOCHAETA; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PROTEINS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANNELIDA; LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 0037226483     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.10095     Document Type: Article

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