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THE EFFECT OF MIREX ON THE BURROWING ACTIVITY OF THE LUGWORM ('ARENICOLA CRISTATA')
Citation:
Schoor, W. AND S. Newman. THE EFFECT OF MIREX ON THE BURROWING ACTIVITY OF THE LUGWORM ('ARENICOLA CRISTATA'). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-76/073 (NTIS PB268575), 1976.
Description:
An inexpensive bioassay system was developed to estimate pollutant effects on a benthic animal. Mirex, a fire ant toxicant, was taken into the substrate by the burrowing and feeding activity of the lugworm, Arenicola cristata, and significantly affected this activity. Mirex was present in the adult worm as well as in its juvenile stage.
Record Details:
Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:12/31/1976
Record Last Revised:12/22/2005
Record ID:
32731