Risk assessment of linear alkylbenzene sulphonates, LAS, in agricultural soil revisited: Robust chronic toxicity tests for Folsomia candida (Collembola), Aporrectodea caliginosa (Oligochaeta) and Enchytraeus crypticus (Enchytraeidae)

Chemosphere

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 872-879

  Krogh, Paul Henning ^a   Lopez, Coral Verge ^b   Cassani, Giorgio ^c   Jensen, John ^a   Holmstrup, Martin ^a   Schraepen, Nathalie ^d   Jørgensen, Elin ^a   Gavor, Zdenek ^a   Temara, Ali ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Petresa   (Spain)

^c Sasol Italy SpA   (Italy)

^d PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collembolan; Earthworm; Enchytraeid; LAS; Sludge

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ROBUST CONTROL; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TOXICITY;

EARTHWORM; LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULPHONATES; POTENTIAL EFFECT;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ROBUST CONTROL; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL SURVEYS; TOXICITY;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; DETERGENT; EARTHWORM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANDY LOAM; SLUDGE; SOIL BIOTA; TOXICITY TEST;

ANNELID WORM; APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENCHYTRAEUS CRYPTICUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANDY LOAM; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; COLLEMBOLA; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; ENCHYTRAEUS CRYPTICUS; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA);

EID: 34548774437     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.06.090     Document Type: Article

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