Effects, uptake, and fate of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene aged in soil in plants and worms

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2539-2547

  Best, Elly P H ^a   Tatem, Henry E ^a   Geter, Kaaren N ^b   Wells, Melissa L ^a   Lane, Brian K ^b  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b Analytical Services Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Trinitrotoluene; Aged; Bioavailability; Plants; Worms

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BIOMOLECULES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXPLOSIVES; METABOLITES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOILS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE; AGED; BIOAVAILABILITY; PLANTS; WORMS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; OCTAHYDRO 1,3,5,7 TETRANITRO 1,3,5,7 TETRAZOCINE; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMASS; DETECTION METHOD; INVERTEBRATE; METABOLITE; PLANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOOT; SOIL POLLUTION; TRINITROTOLUENE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL WASTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICITY; EISENIA FOETIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOOT; SOIL; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; LOLIUM; MEDICAGO; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EISENIA FETIDA; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 57649116983     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-017.1     Document Type: Article

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