Biological responses in the freshwater bivalve Corbicula fluminea and the earthworm Eisenia fetida exposed to fenitrothion

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 716-720

  Oneto, María L ^a   Basack, Silvana B ^a   Casabé, Norma B ^a,b   Fuchs, Julio S ^a,b   Kesten, Eva M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Corbicula fluminea; Ecotoxicology; Eisenia fetida; Fenitrothion; LC50 values

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; BIVALVE; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FENITROTHION;

BIVALVIA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; EISENIA FETIDA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 24344498611     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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