Uptake of trace metals by the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris L. in urban contaminated soils

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-198

  Kennette, Debra ^a   Hendershot, William ^a   Tomlin, Alan ^b   Sauvé, Sébastien ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CANCER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Bioavailability; Contaminated soils; Heavy metals; Lumbricus terrestris; Uptake kinetics

Indexed keywords

LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0036160023     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(01)00181-0     Document Type: Article

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