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Evaluation of tissue and cellular biomarkers to assess 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) exposure in earthworms: effects-based assessment in laboratory studies using Eisenia andrei

Pierre Yves Robidoux Applied Ecotoxicology Group, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, H4P 2R2, Canada; Pierre–[email protected]
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Claus Svendsen Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Natural Environment Research Council, Monks Wood, Abbots Ripton, Huntington, Cambridgeshire, PE28 2LS, UK
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Manon Sarrazin Applied Ecotoxicology Group, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, H4P 2R2, Canada; Pierre–[email protected]
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Jalal Hawari Applied Ecotoxicology Group, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, H4P 2R2, Canada; Pierre–[email protected]
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Sonia Thiboutot Defense Research Establishment Valcartier, Canadian Ministry of National Defense, 2459 Pie IX Boulevard, Val Belair, Quebec, G3J 1X5, Canada
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Guy Ampleman Defense Research Establishment Valcartier, Canadian Ministry of National Defense, 2459 Pie IX Boulevard, Val Belair, Quebec, G3J 1X5, Canada
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Jason M. Weeks National Centre for Environmental Toxicology, WRc-NSF Ltd, Henley Road, Medmenham, Marlow, SL7 2HD, UK
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Geoffrey I. Sunahara Applied Ecotoxicology Group, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, H4P 2R2, Canada; Pierre–[email protected]
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Pages 306-321 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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