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Caenorhabditis elegans as a Test Organism for Detecting Soil Toxicity in Saudi Arabia

S. Alhewairini,I. Mellor,I. Duce

Published 2016 in Environment and Ecology Research

ABSTRACT

The extensive and intensive use of many pesticides in agriculture has caused environmental pollution. Chemicals directly added to the soil, whether in greenhouses or in open fields can reach ground water, rivers and lakes by run off, where significant amounts may directly or indirectly affect human health. Therefore, interest has grown to establish appropriate, fast and inexpensive methods to assess the environmental impacts of chemicals, including pesticides, in soil. Soil organisms are important for soil fertility, and sustainability of soil ecosystems can be disrupted by soil toxicity. The main aim of this study is to establish a novel and convenient assay to investigate and quantify soil toxicity.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2016

  • Venue

    Environment and Ecology Research

  • Publication date

    Unknown publication date

  • Fields of study

    Biology, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.13189/EER.2016.040102
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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