Effects of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) on the avoidance response, survival, growth and reproduction of earthworms (Eisenia fetida)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-27

  Xie, Xianchuan ^a,b   Qian, Yan ^a   Wu, Yingxin ^c   Yin, Jun ^d   Zhai, Jianping ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; BDE 209; Decabromodiphenyl ether; Earthworms; Growth; Reproduction; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AVOIDANCE REACTION; EARTHWORM; ETHER; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SOIL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; COCOON; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EISENIA FETIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; OLIGOCHAETA; REPRODUCTION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 84874239342     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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