A review of studies performed to assess metal uptake by earthworms

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 402-424

  Nahmani, Johanne ^a   Hodson, Mark E ^a   Black, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Earthworms; Kinetics; Metals; Toxicity; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; METALS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ACCUMULATION; EARTHWORMS; KINETICS; METAL UPTAKE;

BIODIVERSITY;

METAL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; EARTHWORM; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL POLLUTION;

BODY BURDEN; DATA BASE; EARTHWORM; EISENIA FOETIDA; EXPOSURE; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; METALS; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 33751404854     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.04.009     Document Type: Review

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