Bioconcentrations of metals (Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb) in earthworms (eisenia fetida), inoculated in municipal sewage sludge: Do earthworms pose a possible risk of terrestrial food chain contamination?

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-32

  Suthar, Surindra ^a   Singh, Sushma ^b  

^a BRG Govt Girls PG College   (India)

^b NM PG College   (India)

Author keywords

Bioconcentration factors; Earthworm; Metal accumulation; Municipal sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOCONCENTRATION FACTORS; CONCENTRATION OF; COW DUNGS; EARTHWORM; EISENIA FETIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATIONS; FOOD CHAIN CONTAMINATIONS; FOOD CHAINS; HAZARDOUS WASTES; METAL ACCUMULATION; METAL BIOACCUMULATIONS; METAL TRANSFERS; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SLUDGES; MUNICIPAL SLUDGE; VERMI-COMPOSTING; VERMICOMPOSTED SLUDGES; VERMITECHNOLOGY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

METALS;

COPPER; IRON; LEAD; METAL; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; FOOD CHAIN; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEAVY METAL; INOCULATION; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; VERMICULTURE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; CATTLE; EARTHWORM; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CATTLE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; METALS; OLIGOCHAETA; SEWAGE;

AVES; EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 60349130701     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20388     Document Type: Article

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