Influence of temperature and soil type on the toxicity of three pesticides to Eisenia andrei

Chemosphere

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1410-1415

  De Silva, P Mangala C S ^a,b   Pathiratne, Asoka ^c   van Gestel, Cornelis A M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Carbendazim; Carbofuran; Chlorpyrifos; Earthworms; Sri Lanka; Tropical and temperate conditions

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; FUNGICIDES; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; SOILS; TOXICITY; TROPICS;

CARBOFURANS; CHLORPYRIFOS; EARTHWORMS; SRI LANKA; TROPICAL AND TEMPERATE CONDITIONS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARBENDAZIM; CARBOFURAN; CHLORPYRIFOS; PESTICIDE;

CARBOFURAN; EARTHWORM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GROWTH; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL TYPE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM; EISENIA ANDREI; GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EISENIA ANDREI;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CARBAMATES; CARBOFURAN; CHLORPYRIFOS; ECOSYSTEM; OLIGOCHAETA; PESTICIDES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 68549095963     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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