The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has emerged as an important animal model in
various fields including neurobiology, developmental biology, and genetics. Characteristics …

Following a request from EFSA, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues
developed an opinion on the science behind the risk assessment of plant protection …

The composition of nematode communities (plant-parasitic and free-living) may be used as
bioindicators of soil health or condition because composition correlates well with nitrogen …

Ultrastructural biomarkers in gill, liver, andkidney of brown trout (Salmo truttaf. fario) and
stone loach (Barbatulabarbatula) were investigated over afive year period. The cellular …

Developments in soil ecotoxicology started with observations on pesticide effects on soil
invertebrates in the 1960s. To support the risk assessment of chemicals, in the 1980s and …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been used in a wide range of agricultural and
industrial commodities, resulting in vigorous deterioration of environment and human health …

The inception, ring-testing and standardisation of the acute earthworm toxicity test (OECD
1984), has been at catalyst for the emergence of earthworms as one of the key organisms in …

Twelve samples each of soil and ground water were collected from paddy-wheat, paddy-
cotton, sugarcane fields and tube wells from same or near by fields around Hisar, Haryana …

Earthworms are important components of the soil system, mainly because of their favorable
effects on soil structure and function (Paoletti 1999; Jongmans et al. 2003). Their burrowing …

The ecological role and importance of molluscs as one of the most species-rich phyla of the
animal kingdom are briefly summarised with special emphasis on certain characteristics …