Earthworms are important components of the soil system, mainly because of their favorable
effects on soil structure and function (Paoletti 1999; Jongmans et al. 2003). Their burrowing …

Copper can accumulate in agricultural topsoil through the use of Cu-based fungicides,
which may harm soil organisms such as earthworms. This study aimed at reviewing the …

Abstract Background, Aim and Scope Continuous application of pesticides may pollute soils
and affect non-target organisms. Soil is a complex ecosystem; its components can modulate …

To investigate the impact of copper-containing fungicides (copper oxychloride) on
earthworms in South African vineyards, field inventories of earthworms in and between vine …

Earthworms are important organisms for the soil ecosystem. They are sensitive to toxic
chemicals and represent useful bioindicator organisms for soil biomonitoring. Recently the …

Food security has become increasingly under threat, which is also the case in southern
Africa. This food security threat is due to continuing population growth, a more protein-rich …

This review examined one of the effects of climate change that has only recently received
attention, ie, climate change impacts on the distribution and toxicity of chemical …

Soil pollution has enormously increased during the last decades due to the intensive use of
biocides and fertilizers in agriculture, industrial activities, urban waste and atmospheric …

The present study aimed to enrich the group of sentinel organisms of terrestrial pollution
biomonitoring, by investigating the efficacy of the land snail Eobania vermiculata. For this …

Microcosm studies were undertaken to relate biomarker responses to the toxicities in soil
ecosystems contaminated by phenanthrene (Phe) and pyrene (Pyr), both singly and …