Lysosomal fragility in earthworms (Eisenia veneta) exposed to heavy metal contaminated soils from two abandoned pyrite ore mines in Southern Norway

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 142, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 27-37

  Hønsi, Torunn G ^a   Stubberud, Hege E ^a   Andersen, Sjur ^b   Stenersen, Jørgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Jordforsk   (Norway)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Heavy metal; Lysosomal fragility; Neutral red; Pyrite soil

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; MINES; TOXICITY;

CONTAMINATED MINE SOILS;

SOILS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NEUTRAL RED; PYRITE; ZINC;

ABANDONED MINE; EARTHWORM; HEAVY METAL; PYRITE; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

BIOASSAY; BODY BURDEN; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROWTH; LIFE CYCLE; LYSOSOME; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

NORWAY;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRICIDAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0037279794     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022003809634     Document Type: Review

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