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HERO ID
1349021
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Resistance to arsenic-toxicity in a population of the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus
Author(s)
Langdon, CJ; Piearce, TG; Black, S; Semple, KT
Year
1999
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
ISSN:
0038-0717
EISSN:
1879-3428
Report Number
BIOSIS/00/29807
Volume
31
Issue
14
Page Numbers
1963-1967
Language
eng
Web of Science Id
WOS:000083246300006
Abstract
BIOSIS COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. Specimens of the earthworms Lumbricus terrestris L. and L. rubellus Hoffmeister from an uncontaminated site rapidly deteriorated in condition when kept in spoil rich in metal contaminants and arsenic. The site from which the spoil was collected supports several earthworm species, L. rubellus being dominant. Native L. rubellus survived for 12 weeks in spoil in the laboratory. L. rubellus collected from the spoil site and an uncontaminated site were kept for 28 d in uncontaminated soil and in soil sites were 1 mg kg-1 and 230 mg kg-1, respectively. In L. rubellus collectedfrom the uncontaminated site and exposed to contaminated soil containing 2000 mg sodium arsenate heptahydrate kg-1, mean tissue As concentration was 92 mg kg-1.
Keywords
arsenic-sensitivity; earthworm; soil contamination; metal contaminants; toxicity testing
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IRIS
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Arsenic (Inorganic)
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Toxline, TSCATS, & DART
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Inorganic Arsenic (7440-38-2) [Final 2025]
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ToxNet
4. Considered through Oct 2015
6. Cluster Filter through Oct 2015
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