Assessment of pesticide contaminated sediment using biological response of tropical chironomid, Chironomus javanus Kiffer as biomarker
Objective: To investigate the use of a biomarker for assessment of the effects on the tropical chironomid, Chironomus javanus (C. javanus), Kiffer of sediment contaminated with an insecticide (chlorpyrifos). Methods: A wide range of biological responses to the tropical chironomid exposed were measur...
Main Authors: | Atcharaporn Somparn, Chuleemas Boonthai Iwai, Barry N. Noller |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-08-01
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Series: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169117307803 |
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