A review of studies performed to assess metal uptake by earthworms

J Nahmani, ME Hodson, S Black - Environmental pollution, 2007 - Elsevier
Earthworms perform a number of essential functions in soil; the impacts of metals on
earthworms are often investigated. In this review we consider the range of earthworm …

Heavy-metal adaptation in terrestrial invertebrates: a review of occurrence, genetics, physiology and ecological consequences

L Posthuma, NM Van Straalen - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology …, 1993 - Elsevier
The occurrence of genetic adaptation to heavy metals in natural populations of terrestrial
invertebrates is evaluated from literature data. Five criteria for adaptation evidence are …

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in terrestrial invertebrates

A Heikens, W Peijnenburg, AJ Hendriks - Environmental Pollution, 2001 - Elsevier
In this literature study, accumulation data of metals in terrestrial invertebrates were collected
and compared (Arthropoda and Lumbricidae). Based on total soil concentrations and body …

What do sentinels stand for?

A Beeby - Environmental pollution, 2001 - Elsevier
Sentinel species are biological monitors that accumulate a pollutant in their tissues without
significant adverse effects. Primarily used to measure the amount of a pollutant that is …

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the earthworms Lumbricus rubellus and Aporrectodea caliginosa in relation to total and available metal concentrations in field …

PHF Hobbelen, JE Koolhaas, CAM Van Gestel - Environmental pollution, 2006 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine important metal pools for bioaccumulation by the
earthworms Lumbricus rubellus and Aporrectodea caliginosa in soils with high binding …

Extrapolation of the laboratory-based OECD earthworm toxicity test to metal-contaminated field sites

DJ Spurgeon, SP Hopkin - Ecotoxicology, 1995 - Springer
The effects of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc on survival, growth, cocoon production and
cocoon viability of the earthworm Eisenia fetida (Savigny) were determined in three …

Effect of soil properties on lead bioavailability and toxicity to earthworms

KD Bradham, EA Dayton, NT Basta… - … and Chemistry: An …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Soil properties are important factors modifying metal bioavailability to ecological receptors.
Twenty‐one soils with a wide range of soil properties (USA; http://soils. usda. gov/technical …

Ecotoxicological responses of the earthworm Eisenia fetida exposed to soil contaminated with HHCB

S Liu, Q Zhou, Y Wang - Chemosphere, 2011 - Elsevier
Although polycyclic musks have been shown to cause lethal and sub-lethal effects on
organisms, their biochemical toxicity to earthworms is not well understood. In the current …

Equilibrium partitioning of heavy metals in Dutch field soils. II. Prediction of metal accumulation in earthworms

RPT Janssen, L Posthuma… - … and Chemistry: An …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
To evaluate the adequacy of the equilibrium partitioning concept in predicting metal
bioaccumulation, a soil invertebrate species was exposed in 20 Dutch field soils with …

Antioxidant responses of the earthworm Lampito mauritii exposed to Pb and Zn contaminated soil

S Maity, S Roy, S Chaudhury, S Bhattacharya - Environmental Pollution, 2008 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to provide fundamental data on the biochemical analysis of
antioxidant defences in the earthworm exposed to low levels (75, 150, 300mg kg− 1 soil) of …