Effect of heavy metal exposure on blood haemoglobin concentration and methemoglobin percentage in Lumbricus terrestris

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 847-854

  Calisi, A ^a   Lionetto, M G ^a   Sanchez Hernandez, J C ^b   Schettino, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Haemoglobin; Heavy metal; Lumbricus terrestris; Methemoglobin

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEMOGLOBIN; MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; METHEMOGLOBIN;

BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; EARTHWORM; HEAVY METAL; HEMOGLOBIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN SYNTHESIS; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER SULFATE; HEMOGLOBINS; METALS, HEAVY; METHEMOGLOBIN; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 79955909101     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0641-1     Document Type: Article

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