Soil and sediment contamination assessment more accurate
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 13:21
in Earth & Climate
Prolonged exposure of soil and sediment invertebrates to toxic Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) has large and unpredictable effects on the life cycle of these species, concludes Dutch researcher Miriam Leon Paumen. These chronic effects can be very different from the effects of short-term exposure to PACs...