Effects of seven organic pollutants on soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Environment International

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 798-804

  Sochová, Ivana ^a   Hofman, Jakub ^a   Holoubek, Ivan ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Azaarenes; Caenorhabditis elegans; Chlorinated paraffins; Hexachlorobenzene; Toxaphene; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; PARAFFIN OILS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; TOXICITY;

AZAARENES; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; TOXAPHENE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; ACRIDINE; CAMPHECLOR; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; PARAFFIN; PHENAZINE; QUINOLINE;

ADULT; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TOXICITY TEST;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; INVERTEBRATE; LC 50; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34250786251     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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