Toxicity of methyl Tert butyl ether to soil invertebrates (springtails: Folsomia candida, Proisotoma minuta, and Onychiurus folsomi) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 338-346

  Dodd, Matthew ^a   Addison, Janet A ^a  

^a ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collembola; Lettuce; Methyl tert butyl ether; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ORGANIZATION; COLLEMBOLA; DRY SOIL; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; LETHAL CONCENTRATION; LETTUCE; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; MTBE CONCENTRATION; ROOT LENGTH; SANDY LOAMS; SILT LOAM SOILS; SOIL INVERTEBRATES; SPACE SAMPLING; TEST METHOD; TEST UNIT;

ANIMALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SILT; SOIL CONDITIONERS; TESTING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

TOXICITY;

TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOACCUMULATION; GERMINATION; INHIBITOR; INVERTEBRATE; MTBE; OECD; SANDY LOAM; TOXICITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SOIL; COLLEMBOLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; IC 50; LC 50; LETTUCE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; ONYCHIURUS FOLSOMI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROISOTOMA MINUTA; SAMPLING; SANDY LOAM; SOIL INVERTEBRATE; SPRINGTAIL; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; LETTUCE; METHYL ETHERS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

COLLEMBOLA; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; INVERTEBRATA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; ONYCHIURUS FOLSOMI; PROISOTOMA MINUTA;

EID: 77449127652     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.28     Document Type: Article

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