A review of metal (Pb and Zn) sensitive and pH tolerant bioassay organisms for risk screening of metal-contaminated acidic soils

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 179, Issue , 2013, Pages 326-342

  Chapman, E Emily V ^a   Dave, Göran ^a   Murimboh, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Bioavailability; Metal contamination; pH tolerance; Risk screening; Soil

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; LEAD; METALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DENDROBAENA OCTAEDRA; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; METAL BIOAVAILABILITY; METAL CONTAMINATION; PH TOLERANCES; RISK SCREENING;

SOIL TESTING;

LEAD; OXIDOREDUCTASE; ZINC;

BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; HEAVY METAL; PH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; TOLERANCE; TOXICITY TEST;

ACROBELES; ACROBELOIDES; ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; APHELENCHOIDEA; APORCELAIMELLUS; APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ASPERGILLUS RUBRUM; BARLEY; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BRASSICA RAPA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CERVIDELLUS; CLARKUS; COGNETTIA SPHAGNETORUM; COLLEMBOLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONYZA CANADENSIS; DENDROBAENA OCTAEDRA; DITYLENCHUS; DRAWIDA WILLSI; DRILOCEPHALOBUS; EARTHWORM; EISENIA ADREI; EISENIA FETIDA; ENCHYTRAEUS ALBIDU; ENCHYTRAEUS CRYPTICUS; ENCHYTRAEUS NORVEGICUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUCEPHALOBUS; FENUGREEK; FESCUE; FILENCHUS; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; HYPOASPIS ACULEIFER; HYPOCHTHONIUS RUFULUS; LETTUCE; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MITE; NEMATODE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; NOTHRUS SILVESTRIS; OAK; OAT; ODONTOCEPHEUS ELONGATUS; ONION; OPPIA NITENS; OXYTHYREA FUNESTA; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PLECTUS; PRATYLENCHUS; PRISMATOLAIMUS; REVIEW; RHYSOTRITIA DUPLICATA; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTYLENCHUS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINELLA CURVISETA; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL ORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; TYLENCHORHYNCHUS; WORM; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; PH; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ACER RUBRUM; ALLIUM CEPA; BRASSICA RAPA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DENDROBAENA OCTAEDRA; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; OPPIA NITENS; QUERCUS RUBRA; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEAD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

EID: 84887237125     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.04.027     Document Type: Review

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