Metal toxicity and biodiversity in serpentine soils: Application of bioassay tests and microarthropod index

Chemosphere

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1267-1273

  Visioli, Giovanna ^a   Menta, Cristina ^a   Gardi, Ciro ^b   Conti, Federica Delia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Folsomia candida; Heavy metals; Microarthropods; Phytotoxicity bioassays; QBS ar; Soil toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CANDIDA; CELL PROLIFERATION; HEAVY METALS; MAGNESITE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; QUALITY CONTROL; SERPENTINE; TOXICITY; YEAST;

BIODIVERSITY INDEXES; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; MICROARTHROPOD COMMUNITY; MICROARTHROPODS; NATURAL CONDITIONS; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL TOXICITY;

SOILS;

CHROMIUM; COBALT; NICKEL;

ARTHROPOD; BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; LEGUME; METAL; PHYTOTOXICITY; SERPENTINE; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; TOXICITY TEST;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COLLEMBOLA; CUCUMBER; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; SERPENTINE SOIL; SOIL; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL POLLUTION;

APENNINES; ITALY;

BRASSICACEAE; COLLEMBOLA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; FABACEAE; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 84869890187     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.09.081     Document Type: Article

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