Effects of three pesticides on the avoidance behavior of earthworms in laboratory tests performed under temperate and tropical conditions

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 450-456

  Garcia, Marcos ^a   Römbke, Jörg ^b   de Brito, Marcus Torres ^a   Scheffczyk, Adam ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b ECT OEKOTOXIKOLOGIE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial soil; Fungicide; Insecticide; Natural soil; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL TESTING; TOXICITY; TROPICS;

ARTIFICIAL SOILS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; AVOIDANCE TESTS; LABORATORY TESTS; NATURAL SOILS;

PESTICIDES;

BENOMYL; CARBENDAZIM; CYHALOTHRIN; PESTICIDE;

AVOIDANCE REACTION; EARTHWORM; LABORATORY METHOD; MORTALITY; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TOXICITY TEST; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAZIL; LABORATORY TEST; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENOMYL; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BRAZIL; CARBAMATES; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; LETHAL DOSE 50; NITRILES; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OLIGOCHAETA; PESTICIDES; PYRETHRINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; TOXICITY TESTS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 41949134765     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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