Towards an integrative soil health assessment strategy: A three tier (integrative biomarker response) approach with Eisenia fetida applied to soils subjected to chronic metal pollution

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 442, Issue , 2013, Pages 344-365

  Asensio, Vega ^a   Rodríguez Ruiz, Amaia ^a   Garmendia, Larraitz ^a   Andre, Jane ^b   Kille, Peter ^b   Morgan, Andrew John ^b   Soto, Manu ^a   Marigómez, Ionan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Coelomocytes; Eisenia fetida; Microarray; Mines; Neutral red uptake

Indexed keywords

ACYL-COA OXIDASE; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; BIOMARKER RESPONSE; CATALASE ACTIVITY; CHRONIC METALS; COELOMOCYTES; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; EISENIA FETIDA; EPITHELIAL THICKNESS; EX SITU; HEALTH IMPAIRMENT; INDUCED STRESS; MAIN AGENT; MINING SITES; NEUTRAL RED; PILOT STUDIES; POLLUTED SITES; REAL SOILS; REFERENCE SITES; SOIL HEALTH; STRESS LEVELS; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

MICROARRAYS; MINES; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOILS; TOXICITY;

BIOMARKERS;

ACYL COENZYME A OXIDASE; CATALASE; LIPOFUSCIN; METAL; NEUTRAL RED; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEAVY METAL; TRANSCRIPTOME;

BIOMARKER; EARTHWORM; ETIOLOGY; METAL; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL POLLUTION; STAKEHOLDER; TOXICITY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MINE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EISENIA FETIDA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM; MINING; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; THICKNESS; TOXICITY TESTING; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HEALTH HAZARD; INSECT CELL; INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE INDEX; MANAGER; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NATURAL RED UPTAKE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPAIN;

EISENIA FETIDA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; OLIGOCHAETA; PILOT PROJECTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPAIN; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84869876343     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.09.048     Document Type: Article

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