Lead bioaccumulation in earthworms, Lumbricus terrestris, from exposure to lead compounds of differing solubility

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 346, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 70-80

  Darling, Colin T R ^a   Thomas, Vernon G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Lead bioaccumulation; Pb Acetate; Pb Carbonate; Soil contamination

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEAD SMELTING; MANURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY;

EARTHWORMS; LEAD ACETATE TRIHYDRATE (PBAC); LEAD BIOACCUMULATION; ORGANIC MATTERS;

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

LEAD; ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOACCUMULATION; EARTHWORM; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRITUS; EARTHWORM; FEEDING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR SYSTEM; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; MANURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMELTER; SOIL; SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; LEAD; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

LEAD COMPOUNDS; MANURE; SMELTING; WATER SOLUBLES;

BOS TAURUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 21544466469     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.11.011     Document Type: Article

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