Enchytraeus albidus (Enchytraeidae): A test organism in a standardised avoidance test? Effects of different chemical substances

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 363-371

  Amorim, Mónica J B ^a   Novais, Sara ^a   Römbke, Jörg ^b   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b ECT OEKOTOXIKOLOGIE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioural endpoint; Different chemicals; Laboratory tests; Oligochaeta

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; PORE STRUCTURE; SOILS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BEHAVIOURAL ENDPOINTS; DIFFERENT CHEMICALS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDISATION ORGANISATION (ISO); LABORATORY TESTS; OLIGOCHAETA;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; ATRAZINE; BENOMYL; BORIC ACID; CARBENDAZIM; CHLORPYRIFOS; COPPER CHLORIDE; DIMETHOATE; HEAVY METAL; LINDANE; ORGANIC MATTER; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDE; PHENMEDIPHAM; ZINC CHLORIDE;

BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LABORATORY METHOD; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCHAETE; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENCHYTRAEID; LABORATORY TEST; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ENCHYTRAEIDAE; ENCHYTRAEUS ALBIDUS;

EID: 41049113656     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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