Interactions between earthworms and arsenic in the soil environment: a review

CJ Langdon, TG Piearce, AA Meharg, KT Semple - Environmental Pollution, 2003 - Elsevier
Chemical pollution of the environment has become a major source of concern. In particular,
many studies have investigated the impact of pollution on biota in the environment. Studies …

Earthworm culture, maintenance and species selection in chronic ecotoxicological studies: a critical review

CN Lowe, KR Butt - European Journal of Soil Biology, 2007 - Elsevier
A critical review of earthworm use in chronic ecotoxicological studies is presented. In
laboratory studies, species selection has often been based on commercial availability or on …

Earthworms Eisenia fetida affect the uptake of heavy metals by plants Vicia faba and Zea mays in metal-contaminated soils

A Lemtiri, A Liénard, T Alabi, Y Brostaux, D Cluzeau… - Applied Soil …, 2016 - Elsevier
Earthworms increase the availability of heavy metals in some situations and aid in
maintaining the structure and quality of soil. The introduction of earthworms into metal …

Toxicity of AMPA to the earthworm Eisenia andrei Bouché, 1972 in tropical artificial soil

A Domínguez, GG Brown, KD Sautter… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA)-one of glyphosate's main metabolites-has been
classified as persistent in soils, raising concern regarding the widespread use of glyphosate …

Subacute toxicity of copper and glyphosate and their interaction to earthworm (Eisenia fetida)

CF Zhou, YJ Wang, CC Li, RJ Sun, YC Yu… - Environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Glyphosate (GPS) and copper (Cu) are common pollutants in soils, and commonly co-exist.
Due to the chemical structure of GPS, it can form complexes of heavy metals and interface …

Biomarker responses of the earthworm Aporrectodea tuberculata to copper and zinc exposure: differences between populations with and without earlier metal …

T Lukkari, M Taavitsainen, M Soimasuo, A Oikari… - Environmental …, 2004 - Elsevier
Biomarkers in the earthworm Aporrectodea tuberculata (Eisen) were measured to find out
their possible induction under Cu and Zn exposure and differences in the responses …

Effects of metals on life cycle parameters of the earthworm Eisenia fetida exposed to field-contaminated, metal-polluted soils

J Nahmani, ME Hodson, S Black - Environmental pollution, 2007 - Elsevier
Two control and eight field-contaminated, metal-polluted soils were inoculated with Eisenia
fetida (Savigny, 1826). Three, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42 days after inoculation, earthworm …

Assessing ecotoxicity and uptake of metals and metalloids in relation to two different earthworm species (Eiseina hortensis and Lumbricus terrestris)

T Leveque, Y Capowiez, E Schreck, C Mazzia… - Environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Due to diffuse atmospheric fallouts of process particles enriched by metals and metalloids,
polluted soils concern large areas at the global scale. Useful tools to assess ecotoxicity …

Adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) for radiation-induced reproductive effects in environmental species: state of science and identification of a consensus AOP …

KE Tollefsen, F Alonzo, NA Beresford… - … Journal of Radiation …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Reproductive effects of ionizing radiation in organisms have been observed
under laboratory and field conditions. Such assessments often rely on associations between …

Avoidance of Cu-and Zn-contaminated soil by three ecologically different earthworm species

T Lukkari, J Haimi - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2005 - Elsevier
Earthworm avoidance response to soils contaminated with harmful substances has been
proposed as a potential tool for assessing soil toxicity with low test effort. In the present …