Fluoroquinolone-contaminated poultry litter strongly affects earthworms as verified through lethal and sub-lethal evaluations

Fluoroquinolone-contaminated poultry litter strongly affects earthworms as verified through lethal and sub-lethal evaluations

Poultry litter is one of the main sources of fluoroquinolones (FQs) in agricultural soils. In this study, our main goal was to investigate FQ-contaminated poultry litter effects on Eisenia andrei earthworms. To achieve this, acute and chronic tests covered several endpoints, such as avoidance, bioma...

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Main Authors: Cláudio ET. Parente, Evelyn Oliveira da Silva, Sidney Fernandes Sales Júnior, Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis, Olaf Malm, Fábio Veríssimo Correia, Enrico Mendes Saggioro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Subjects:
Enrofloxacin
Ciprofloxacin
Antibiotic contamination
Eisenia andrei
Cytotoxicity
Reproduction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651320311428

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