Growth and reproduction of the earthworm Eisenia fetida after exposure to leachate from wood preservatives

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-226

  Leduc, Frédéric ^a   Whalen, Joann K ^a   Sunahara, Geoffrey I ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Chromium; Copper; Eisenia fetida; Growth; Metal bioavailability; Reproduction; Soil pH; Wood preservative

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM; COPPER; COPPER COMPLEX; RAIN; WOOD PROTECTING AGENT;

ALKALINITY; ARSENIC; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; LEACHATE; PH; REPRODUCTION;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMASS; COCOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TISSUE LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ARSENATES; ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHROMIUM; COPPER; OLIGOCHAETA; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RAIN; REPRODUCTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WOOD;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 36549037210     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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