Histopathological and biochemical alterations of the earthworm (Lumbricus Terrestris) as biomarker of soil pollution along Porsuk River Basin (Turkey)

Chemosphere

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1175-1180

  Kiliç, Gözde Aydoǧan ^a  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biomarker responses; Earthworm histopathology; Porsuk River Basin; Soil pollution

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; CELL DEATH; HEAVY METALS; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE; PLANTS (BOTANY); RIVERS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOMARKER RESPONSE; EARTHWORM HISTOPATHOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL CHANGES; INDICATOR ORGANISMS; LONGITUDINAL MUSCLES; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PORSUK RIVER BASINS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEAVY METAL;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMARKER; EARTHWORM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIVER BASIN; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM; FOREST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; MUCOUS CELL; MUCUS SECRETION; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; RIVER BASIN; SOIL POLLUTION; TISSUE NECROSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN AREA;

PORSUK RIVER; TURKEY;

ANIMALIA; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 79955012721     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.12.091     Document Type: Article

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