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<language>eng</language>
<publisher>Excellent Publishers</publisher>
<journalTitle>International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences (IJCMAS) CODEN(USA)-IJCMO9</journalTitle>
<issn>2319-7692</issn>
<eissn>2319-7706</eissn>
<publicationDate>2015-12-20</publicationDate>
<volume>4</volume>
<issue>12</issue>
<startPage>441</startPage>
<endPage>444</endPage>
<documentType>article</documentType> 



<title language="eng">
Earthworms as biomarkers for the Assessment of Chlorpyrifos
Effects on Soil Fauna
</title><authors>
			
			<author>
			<name>Kolengaden Paulson Karolin</name>
			<affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
			</author>
			
			
			
</authors>

<affiliationsList>
			<affiliationName affiliationId="1">
Department of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Agriculture, Trivandrum
Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, India
</affiliationName>
			
</affiliationsList>
<abstract language="eng">
			<p>An incubation study was conducted to know the toxicity level of
chlorpyrifos in soil fauna by using earthworm species Eudrillus euginae as a
biomarker. The earthworms were incubated in the spiked soils, with
concentrations of 200ppm, 100ppm, 50ppm, 25ppm and 10 ppm, for a
period of 24 hours. From the study, 100 percent mortality was observed in
200 ppm and 100 ppm. In the case of 50 ppm and 25 ppm, it was 87.5 and
62.5 respectively. The LC50 and LC95 concentrations were calculated from
that it was clear that chlorpyrifos is toxic to earthworms.</p>
</abstract>

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http://ijcmas.com/vol-4-12/Kolengaden Paulson Karolin.pdf
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<keywords language="eng">
		<keyword> Chlorpyrifos,</keyword></keywords>
<keywords language="eng">
		<keyword> Eudrillus
euginae</keyword></keywords>

<keywords language="eng">
		<keyword> Microcosm</keyword></keywords>
<keywords language="eng">
		<keyword> Bioassy test</keyword></keywords>

<keywords language="eng">
		<keyword>Log probit
analysis</keyword></keywords>


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