Toxicity of the explosive metabolites hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine (TNX) and hexahydro-1-nitroso-3,5-dinitro-1,3,5-triazine (MNX) to the earthworm Eisenia fetida

Chemosphere

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-95

  Zhang, Baohong ^a   Kendall, Ronald J ^a   Anderson, Todd A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthworm; Energetic material; MNX; Soil; TNX; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; HEXAHYDRO-1,3,5-TRINITROSO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE (TNX); HEXAHYDRO-1-NITROSO-3,5-DINITRO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE (MNX); LOWEST OBSERVED LETHAL CONCENTRATION (LOLC);

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXPLOSIVES; METABOLITES; MORPHOLOGY; SOILS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; HEXAHYDRO 1 NITROSO 3,5 DINITRO 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXPLOSIVES; METABOLITES; MORPHOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; EARTHWORM; LOAM; MORPHOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TYPE; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ENERGY TRANSFER; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TEXTURE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; LETHAL DOSE 50; NITROSAMINES; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRIAZINES;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 33646840075     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.11.037     Document Type: Article

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