Effect of two major N-nitroso hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) metabolites on earthworm reproductive success

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 658-667

  Zhang, Baohong ^a,c   Cox, Stephen B ^a   McMurry, Scott T ^a   Jackson, W Andrew ^b   Cobb, George P ^a   Anderson, Todd A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthworm; Hexahydro 1,3,5 trinitro 1,3,5 triazine; MNX; N nitroso compounds; RDX; Reproduction; TNX; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; SOIL SURVEYS; TOXICITY;

EARTHWORM; N-NITROSO COMPOUNDS;

METABOLITES;

CYCLONITE; HEXAHYDRO 1 NITROSO 3,5 DINITRO 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; HEXAHYDRO 1,3,5 TRINITROSO 1,3,5 TRIAZINE;

COCOON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EARTHWORM; HATCHING; INHIBITION; METABOLITE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TESTING METHOD; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SANDY LOAM; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; OLIGOCHAETA; REPRODUCTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRIAZINES;

EID: 43549088308     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.08.033     Document Type: Article

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