Toxicity of chromium(III) and chromium(VI) to the earthworm Eisenia fetida

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-98

  Sivakumar, S ^a   Subbhuraam, C V ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Cr; Eisenia fetida; Soil characteristics

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; EARTHWORM; HEAVY METAL; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LC 50; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHROMIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LETHAL DOSE 50; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EISENIA FETIDA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 20644457554     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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