Toxic effects of cadmium on the garden snail (Helix aspersa)
| Autor: | J. I. DeHaven, L. K. Russell, R. P. Botts |
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| Rok vydání: | 1981 |
| Předmět: |
inorganic chemicals
Male Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis chemistry.chemical_element Toxicology Food chain Ecotoxicology Animals Invertebrate Cadmium biology Ecology Sewage Helix (gastropod) Helix Snails Reproduction General Medicine biology.organism_classification Pollution Spermatozoa Intestines chemistry Environmental chemistry Garden Snail Environmental science Terrestrial ecosystem Female Sludge |
| Zdroj: | Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology. 26(5) |
| ISSN: | 0007-4861 |
| Popis: | Spreading treated municipal wastes on agricultural and forest lands is becoming an established method of disposal. However, there is concern about the deleterious effects of toxicants, particularly cadmium, in the sludges. Cadmium concentrations in sewage sludge have been reported as high as 1500 ppM. The work reported here is a part of a larger project to investigate the ecological effects of municipal wastes on forest lands. Snails, Helix aspersa, were chosen to examine the entrance of cadmium into terrestrial food chains. This experiment was designed to determine cadmium accumulation, acute toxicity, and behavioral, reproductive and growth responses with increasing levels of cadmium. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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