Weathering and aging of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in soil increases toxicity to potworm Enchytraeus crypticus

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2509-2518

  Kuperman, Roman G ^a   Checkai, Ronald T ^a   Simini, Michael ^a   Phillips, Carlton T ^a   Kolakowski, Jan E ^a   Kurnas, Carl W ^a  

^a EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Trinitrotoluene toxicity; Enchytraeid worm; Explosives; Soil; Weathering aging

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DRYING; ECOLOGY; EXPLOSIVES; IMPURITIES; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; SOILS; TOXICITY; WETTING;

2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE TOXICITY; ENCHYTRAEID WORM; WEATHERING/AGING;

TOLUENE;

EXPLOSIVE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

AGING; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY; TRINITROTOLUENE; WEATHERING;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANDY LOAM; SOIL POLLUTION; WEATHERING; WORM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; OLIGOCHAETA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SURVIVAL; TIME FACTORS; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ENCHYTRAEIDAE; ENCHYTRAEUS CRYPTICUS; INVERTEBRATA; SASSAFRAS;

EID: 26844495167     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-513R.1     Document Type: Article

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