Using earthworms to test the efficiency of remediation of oil-polluted soil in tropical Mexico

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 638-642

  Geissen, Violette ^a   Gomez Rivera, Petrona ^a   Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza ^a   Mendoza, Ricardo Bello ^a   Narcías, Antonio Trujillo ^a   Marcías, Everardo Barba ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Ecotoxicology; Hydrocarbons; Oil; Soil contamination; Soil restoration; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOREMEDIATION; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MORTALITY; OIL POLLUTION; REPRODUCTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOST; EARTHWORM; MEXICO; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REPRODUCTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; MEXICO; OLIGOCHAETA; PETROLEUM; REPRODUCTION; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EISENIA FETIDA; POLYPHERETIMA ELONGATA;

EID: 53049110298     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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