Combined chemical (fluoranthene) and drought effects on lumbricus rubellus demonstrate the applicability of the independent action model for multiple stressor assessment

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 629-636

  Long, Sara M ^a   Fredrik, Reichenberg ^b   Lister, Lindsay J ^a   Hankard, Peter K ^a   Joanna, Townsend ^a   Philipp, Mayer ^b   Julian, Wright ^a   Martin, Holmstrup ^c   Claus, Svendsen ^a   Spurgeon, David J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemical activity; Drought; Independent action; Multiple stressors; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; CHEMICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL MIXTURES; COCOON PRODUCTION; COMBINED EFFECT; EARTHWORM LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; FLUORANTHENE; INDEPENDENT ACTION; JOINT EFFECT; LABORATORY STUDIES; LITERATURE DATA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIPLE STRESSORS; REDUCED SOILS; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT; TOTAL VARIATION;

DROUGHT; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOIL MOISTURE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

FLUORANTHENE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DROUGHT; EARTHWORM; FLUORANTHENE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PAH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRESS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DROUGHT; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TISSUE LEVEL; ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT;

LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DROUGHTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLUORENES; OLIGOCHAETA; REPRODUCTION; WATER;

EID: 66649123394     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-187.1     Document Type: Article

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