Avoidance tests with earthworms and springtails: Defining the minimum exposure time to observe a significant response

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 545-551

  Natal da Luz, Tiago ^a   Amorim, Mónica J B ^b   Römbke, Jörg ^c   Paulo Sousa, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c ECT OEKOTOXIKOLOGIE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avoidance tests; Carbendazim; Earthworms; Exposure time; Phenmedipham; Screening tools; Site specific ERA; Springtails; Standardization

Indexed keywords

BENOMYL; CARBENDAZIM; HERBICIDE; PHENMEDIPHAM;

AVOIDANCE REACTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRUG; EARTHWORM; INSECT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL POLLUTION; STANDARDIZATION; TESTING METHOD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SOIL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; SCREENING; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; STANDARDIZATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENOMYL; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CARBAMATES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INSECTS; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS;

COLLEMBOLA; EISENIA ANDREI; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA;

EID: 51149091846     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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