Preliminary evidence of differences in cadmium tolerance in metal-free stocks of the standard earthworm test species Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta).

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Published in Ecotoxicology on May 05, 2016

Authors

Patricks Voua Otomo1,2, Laetitia Voua Otomo3, Carlos C Bezuidenhout3, Mark S Maboeta3

Author Affiliations

1: Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa. OtomoPV@ufs.ac.za.
2: Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, Private Bag x13, Phuthaditjhaba, 9866, South Africa. OtomoPV@ufs.ac.za.
3: Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.

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