Development of a simulated earthworm gut for determining bioaccessible arsenic, copper, and zinc from soil

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1439-1446

  Ma, Wai K ^a   Smith, Ben A ^b,c   Stephenson, Gladys L ^c   Siciliano, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioaccessibility; Bioavailability; Eisenia; Simulated earthworm gut

Indexed keywords

BIOACCESSIBILITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL EXTRACTIONS; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTAMINATED SOILS; CONTAMINATION LEVELS; EISENIA; ENZYMATIC DIGESTIONS; FIELD SOIL; FLUID COMPOSITION; IN-VITRO; INDUSTRIAL SITES; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MICROBIAL CULTURE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SIMULATED EARTHWORM GUT; SITE MANAGER; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATE; TOXICITY TEST; TREATED SOILS;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CATALYSTS; CELL CULTURE; CONTAMINATION; ENZYMES; EXTRACTION; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOILS; TESTING; TISSUE CULTURE; TOXICITY; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AMYLASE; ARSENIC; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CELLULASE; COPPER; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEINASE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; ZINC;

ARSENIC; BENCHMARKING; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; EARTHWORM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION; STOMACH CONTENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; EARTHWORM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE FLUID; INVERTEBRATE; METAL EXTRACTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATED EARTHWORM GUT; SIMULATOR; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYMOLOGY; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

INVERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTESTINES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OLIGOCHAETA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

EID: 69249218011     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-366.1     Document Type: Article

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