Bioaccumulation and the soil factors affecting the uptake of arsenic in earthworm, Eisenia fetida

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 8326-8333

  Lee, Byung Tae ^a   Lee, Sang Woo ^b   Kim, Ki Rak ^a   Kim, Kyoung Woong ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bioaccumulation; Biotransformation; Earthworm; Multiple regression; Soil property; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHLORIDE; EARTHWORM; LABORATORY METHOD; MOBILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL FAUNA;

EISENIA FETIDA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84891149392     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2087-x     Document Type: Article

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