Sub-lethal toxicity of the antiparasitic abamectin on earthworms and the application of neutral red retention time as a biomarker

Chemosphere

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 744-750

  Jensen, John ^a   Diao, Xiaoping ^b,c   Scott fordsmand, Janeck J ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HAINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Lysosomal membrane stability; Soil invertebrates; Veterinary medicines

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); POPULATION STATISTICS; TOXICITY;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; LYSOSOMAL MEMBRANE STABILITY; SOIL INVERTEBRATES; VETERINARY MEDICINES;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

ABAMECTIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NEUTRAL RED;

BIOMARKERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; POPULATION STATISTICS; TOXICITY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; EARTHWORM; ECTOPARASITE; ENDOPARASITE; ETHER; GROWTH RESPONSE; HATCHING; INSECTICIDE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EISENIA FOETIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HATCHING; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; EISENIA FETIDA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34247174792     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.12.094     Document Type: Article

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