Use of Biomarkers in Earthworms to Detect Use and Abuse of Field Applications of a Model Organophosphate Pesticide

Sublethal biomarkers are now used routinely in environmental monitoring to examine the toxicity of chemicals to nontarget species and have been successfully applied in a wide range of species including birds (Johnston 1995), fish (Adams et al. 1990), and invertebrates (Lagadic et al. 1994). Here we...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2001-11, Vol.67 (5), p.633-640
Hauptverfasser: Booth, L H, Hodge, S, O'Halloran, K
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Zusammenfassung:Sublethal biomarkers are now used routinely in environmental monitoring to examine the toxicity of chemicals to nontarget species and have been successfully applied in a wide range of species including birds (Johnston 1995), fish (Adams et al. 1990), and invertebrates (Lagadic et al. 1994). Here we evaluate two enzyme biomarkers, cholinesterase (ChE) and glutathione S-transferase (GST), in the common pasture earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa, as tools for environmental monitoring of soil contamination.
ISSN:0007-4861
DOI:10.1007/s00128-001-0171-2