| Main Title |
Toxicity of Selected Organic Chemicals to the Earthworm 'Eisenia fetida'. |
| Author |
Neuhauser, E. F. ;
Loehr, R. C. ;
Malecki, M. R. ;
Milligan, D. L. ;
Durkin, P. R. ;
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| CORP Author |
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY.;Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR. |
| Year Published |
1985 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-85/211; |
| Stock Number |
PB86-118569 |
| Additional Subjects |
Worms ;
Organic compounds ;
Toxicity ;
Soil tests ;
Phenols ;
Amines ;
Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons ;
Halohydrocarbons ;
Phthalates ;
Rodents ;
Tables(Data) ;
Eisenia fetida ;
Earthworms
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
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Last
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| NTIS |
PB86-118569 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
8p |
| Abstract |
A number of methods recently have been developed to biologically evaluate the impact of man's activities on soil ecosystems. Two test methods, the 2-d contact test and the 14-d artificial soil test, were used to evaluate the impact of six major classes of organic chemicals on the earthworm Eisenia fetida. Of the organic chemicals tested, phenols and amines were the most toxic to the worms, followed in descending order of toxicity by the substituted aromatics, halogenated aliphatics, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and phthalates. No relationship was found between earthworm toxicity as determined by the contact test and rat, Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout and mouse, Mus musculus L. LD. values. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Sponsored by Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR. |
| Availability Notes |
Pub. in. Jnl. of Environmental Quality, v14 n3 p383-388 Jun 85. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c1985 |
| Category Codes |
6C; 6T; 57Z; 57Y |
| NTIS Prices |
Not available NTIS |
| Primary Description |
600/02 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
601717269 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
