Evaluation of heavy metal acute toxicity and bioaccumulation in soil ciliated protozoa

Environment International

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 711-717

  Díaz, Silvia ^a   Martín González, Ana ^a   Carlos Gutiérrez, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Cytotoxicity; Fluorescent detection; Heavy metals; Soil ciliates

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; FLUORESCENCE; HEAVY METALS; PROTOZOA; SOILS; STRAIN; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

BIOACCUMULATION; CYTOTOXICITY; FLUORESCENT DETECTION; SOIL CILIATES;

TOXICITY;

CADMIUM; COPPER; FRESH WATER; HEAVY METAL; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CADMIUM; CILIATE; COPPER; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY; ZINC;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORESCENCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LABORATORY TEST; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

CILIOPHORA; COLPODA INFLATA; COLPODA STEINII; COLPODIDA; CYRTOLOPHOSIS ELONGATA; MYXOZOA;

EID: 33745375260     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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