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Avoidance of brass powder‐contaminated soil by the earthworm, lumbricus terrestris
Author(s) -
Wentsel Randall S.,
Guelta Mark A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1002/etc.5620070308
Subject(s) - lumbricus terrestris , brass , earthworm , oligochaeta (plant) , eisenia andrei , contamination , environmental chemistry , chemistry , soil contamination , soil water , toxicology , biology , ecology , copper , organic chemistry
Tests of the avoidance of brass powder (70% Cu, 30% Zn) contaminated soils by the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris at concentrations ranging from 0 to 200 μg/g were conducted. Avoidance was significant ( p < 0.001) at brass concentrations as low as 38 μg/g. Avoidance was found to be a more sensitive indicator of the impact of brass powder on the worms than sublethal effects measured by weight loss.

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