Biomarker response in the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris exposed to chemical pollutants

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 4456-4464

  Calisi, A ^a   Lionetto, M G ^a   Schettino, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Copper; Earthworm; Methiocarb; Pollutant; Soil

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE ACTIVITY; BIOINDICATOR ORGANISM; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; BIOMARKER RESPONSE; BIOMONITORING; CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS; COPPER SULPHATE; EARTHWORM; END POINTS; EXPOSURE CONDITIONS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; LYSOSOMAL MEMBRANES; MEAN PERCENTAGE; METALLOTHIONEINS; METHIOCARB; MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT EXPOSURES; SOIL MONITORING; TOXIC CHEMICALS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIOLOGY; BIOMARKERS; COPPER; POLLUTION DETECTION; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COPPER SULFATE; METALLOTHIONEIN; METHIOCARB;

BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; METALLOTHIONEIN; MORPHOMETRY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRANULOCYTE; GROWTH; LIFE CYCLE; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COPPER SULFATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRANULOCYTES; HEMOLYMPH; METALLOTHIONEIN; METHIOCARB; OLIGOCHAETA; REPRODUCTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 80052044943     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.06.058     Document Type: Article

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