Assessing the toxicity of contaminated soils using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as test organism

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1811-1818

  Hoss S ^a   Jansch S ^b   Moser, T ^b   Junker, T ^b   Rombke J ^b  

^a Ecossa   (Germany)

^b ECT OEKOTOXIKOLOGIE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; ERNTE project; Nematodes; Reference soils; Soil toxicity; Toxicity threshold

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ZINC;

FERTILITY; NEMATODE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FERTILITY; GROWTH; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REPRODUCTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BRASSICA RAPA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILITY; GERMANY; REPRODUCTION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TOXICITY TESTS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA);

EID: 70049084344     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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