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Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the earthworms Lumbricus rubellus and Aporrectodea caliginosa in relation to total and available metal concentrations in field soils.
Environ Pollut. 2006 Nov; 144(2):639-46.EP

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine important metal pools for bioaccumulation by the earthworms Lumbricus rubellus and Aporrectodea caliginosa in soils with high binding capacity. Cd, Cu and Zn concentrations in soil, pore water and CaCl(2) extracts of soil, in leaves of the plant species Urtica dioica and in earthworms were determined at 15 field sites constituting a gradient in metal pollution. Variations in the Cu and Cd concentrations in L. rubellus and Cu concentrations in A. caliginosa were best explained by total soil concentrations, while variation in Cd concentration in A. caliginosa was best explained by pore water concentrations. Zn concentrations in L. rubellus and A. caliginosa were not significantly correlated to any determined variable. It is concluded that despite low availability, earthworms in floodplain soils contain elevated concentrations of Cu and Cd, suggesting that uptake takes place not only from the soluble metal concentrations.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Hobbelen PH
Department of Animal Ecology, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. phobbelen@usgs.gov
Koolhaas JE
No affiliation info available
van Gestel CA
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Animal FeedAnimalsBiological AvailabilityCadmiumCopperEnvironmental MonitoringMetals, HeavyOligochaetaPlant LeavesPoaceaeSoil PollutantsWater Pollutants, ChemicalZinc

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16530310

Citation

Hobbelen, P H F., et al. "Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in the Earthworms Lumbricus Rubellus and Aporrectodea Caliginosa in Relation to Total and Available Metal Concentrations in Field Soils." Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), vol. 144, no. 2, 2006, pp. 639-46.
Hobbelen PH, Koolhaas JE, van Gestel CA. Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the earthworms Lumbricus rubellus and Aporrectodea caliginosa in relation to total and available metal concentrations in field soils. Environ Pollut. 2006;144(2):639-46.
Hobbelen, P. H., Koolhaas, J. E., & van Gestel, C. A. (2006). Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the earthworms Lumbricus rubellus and Aporrectodea caliginosa in relation to total and available metal concentrations in field soils. Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 144(2), 639-46.
Hobbelen PH, Koolhaas JE, van Gestel CA. Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in the Earthworms Lumbricus Rubellus and Aporrectodea Caliginosa in Relation to Total and Available Metal Concentrations in Field Soils. Environ Pollut. 2006;144(2):639-46. PubMed PMID: 16530310.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the earthworms Lumbricus rubellus and Aporrectodea caliginosa in relation to total and available metal concentrations in field soils. AU - Hobbelen,P H F, AU - Koolhaas,J E, AU - van Gestel,C A M, Y1 - 2006/03/10/ PY - 2005/04/26/received PY - 2005/12/30/revised PY - 2006/01/04/accepted PY - 2006/3/15/pubmed PY - 2007/11/10/medline PY - 2006/3/15/entrez SP - 639 EP - 46 JF - Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) JO - Environ Pollut VL - 144 IS - 2 N2 - The aim of this study was to determine important metal pools for bioaccumulation by the earthworms Lumbricus rubellus and Aporrectodea caliginosa in soils with high binding capacity. Cd, Cu and Zn concentrations in soil, pore water and CaCl(2) extracts of soil, in leaves of the plant species Urtica dioica and in earthworms were determined at 15 field sites constituting a gradient in metal pollution. Variations in the Cu and Cd concentrations in L. rubellus and Cu concentrations in A. caliginosa were best explained by total soil concentrations, while variation in Cd concentration in A. caliginosa was best explained by pore water concentrations. Zn concentrations in L. rubellus and A. caliginosa were not significantly correlated to any determined variable. It is concluded that despite low availability, earthworms in floodplain soils contain elevated concentrations of Cu and Cd, suggesting that uptake takes place not only from the soluble metal concentrations. SN - 0269-7491 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16530310/Bioaccumulation_of_heavy_metals_in_the_earthworms_Lumbricus_rubellus_and_Aporrectodea_caliginosa_in_relation_to_total_and_available_metal_concentrations_in_field_soils_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -