The determination of earthworm species sensitivity differences to cadmium genotoxicity using the comet assay

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 361-368

  Fourie, F ^a   Reinecke, S A ^a   Reinecke, A J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Comet assay; Earthworms; Single cell gel electrophoresis assay; Species sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM SULFATE; DNA; SOIL WATER;

BIOASSAY; BIOMARKER; CADMIUM; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GENOTOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AMYNTHAS DIFFRINGEN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRODRILUS RUBIDUS; DNA DAMAGE; EARTHWORM; EISENIA FOETIDA; GENOTOXICITY; MICROCHAETUS BENHAMI; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OLIGOCHAETA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AMYNTHAS DIFFRINGENS; APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; DENDRODRILUS RUBIDUS; EISENIA FETIDA; MICROCHAETUS;

EID: 34249723730     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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