Earthworm toxicity test for the monitoring arsenic and heavy metal-containing mine tailings

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1257-1265

  Shin, Kyung Hee ^a,b   Kim, Ju Yong ^a   Kim, Kyoung Woong ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Earthworm; Eisenia fetida; Tailings; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

EARTHWORMS; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL TEST; MINE TAILINGS;

HEAVY METALS;

ARSENIC; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 35948962719     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2006.0179     Document Type: Article

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