Utilizing Eisenia andrei to assess the ecotoxicity of platinum mine tailings disposal facilities

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 331-338

  Jubileus, Mandy T ^a   Theron, Pieter D ^a   Van Rensburg, Leon ^a   Maboeta, Mark S ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Biomarkers; Earthworms; Metals; Platinum mining; Tailings disposal facilities

Indexed keywords

NEUTRAL RED; PLATINUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; HEAVY METAL; MINE WASTE; PLATINUM; TAILINGS; WASTE FACILITY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; COCOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; EISENIA ANDREI; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH; HATCHLING; INDICATOR ORGANISM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LEGAL LIABILITY; MINE TAILINGS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOUTH AFRICA; TISSUE LEVEL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY BURDEN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; NEUTRAL RED; OLIGOCHAETA; PLATINUM; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EISENIA ANDREI;

EID: 84878360601     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-012-1029-6     Document Type: Article

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