Effect of chiral differences of metolachlor and its (S)-isomer on their toxicity to earthworms

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1925-1931

  Xu, Dongmei ^a   Wen, Yuezhong ^b   Wang, Kaixiong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG SHUREN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

(Rac) metolachlor; (S) metolachlor; Avoidance behavior; Chiral difference; Eisenia foetida; Enzyme activities

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CELLULASE; METOLACHLOR;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HERBICIDE; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHIRALITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; ISOMER; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ACETAMIDES; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATALASE; CELLULASE; HERBICIDES; HUMIDITY; ISOMERISM; LIGHT; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 77957914374     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.07.035     Document Type: Article

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