Tungsten effects on survival, growth, and reproduction in the earthworm, Eisenia fetida

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 763-768

  Inouye, Laura S ^a   Jones, Robert P ^a   Bednar, Anthony J ^a  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthworm; Reproduction; Soil; Toxicity; Tungsten

Indexed keywords

MICROORGANISMS; TOXICITY; TUNGSTEN;

EARTHWORM; REPRODUCTION;

GROWTH KINETICS;

LEAD NITRATE; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; TUNGSTATE SODIUM; TUNGSTEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EARTHWORM; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY; TUNGSTEN;

ACUTE TOXICITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICITY; GROWTH; INVERTEBRATE; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SOIL; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEAD; METALS; OLIGOCHAETA; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCTION; RISK; SODIUM; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TUNGSTEN;

EISENIA FETIDA; INVERTEBRATA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 33644654568     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-578R.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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