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Size effects of polystyrene microplastics on the accumulation and toxicity of (semi-)metals in earthworms.

Environmental Pollution, 2021
Microplastics (MPs) are plastic fragments less than 5 mm, which may have adverse impacts on organisms. In this study, we investigated the impacts and mechanisms of polystyrene MPs (10 μm and 100 μm) and nanoplastics (NPs, 100 nm) with different ...
Guanghui Xu, Yang Yang, Yong Yu
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Insights into the mechanisms underlying the remediation potential of earthworms in contaminated soil: A critical review of research progress and prospects.

Science of the Total Environment, 2020
In recent years, soil pollution is a major global concern drawing worldwide attention. Earthworms can resist high concentrations of soil pollutants and play a vital role in removing them effectively.
A. Zeb   +5 more
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Earthworms and eco-consequences: Considerations to soil biological indicators and plant function: A review

, 2021
Earthworms have been well reported to have a beneficial effect on soil microbes, soil microbial biomass (SMB), fungal community, soil structure, water retention and plant growth in different terrestrial ecosystems.
S. Al-Maliki   +2 more
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Oxidative stress, growth inhibition, and DNA damage in earthworms induced by the combined pollution of typical neonicotinoid insecticides and heavy metals.

Science of the Total Environment, 2020
Heavy metals pollution of soil and widespread application of neonicotinoid insecticides have caused environmental problems worldwide. To evaluate ecological toxicity resulting from the combined pollution of neonicotinoids and heavy metals, typical ...
Xiaojing Yan   +5 more
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Biomarkers in Earthworms

2000
Earthworms are believed to be so-called key species within ecosystems and are often exposed to a wide range of anthropogenic compounds released to the terrestrial environment. As a consequence, they may suffer from the toxicity of these compounds. For these and other reasons, earthworms have been used extensively in ecotoxicological studies.
J J, Scott-Fordsmand, J M, Weeks
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Amino acids in earthworms: Are earthworms ecosystemivorous?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 1997
Abstract Amino acid contents were studied in eight earthworm species ( Lumbricus rubellus, L. terrestris, Nicodrilus roseus, N. caliginosus, Dendrobaena octaedra, Eisenia nordenskioldi, Octolasium lacteum, Drawida ghilarovi ), plant litter and soil.
Andrei D. Pokarzhevskii   +3 more
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Earthworms

open access: yes, 2017
Earthworms in pasture improve soil quality: soil aggregate building; pore structure creation; nutrient cycling; decomposition of plant material Earthworms found in NZ pastures are exotic and because of this they are not found everywhere. Most farms will
Nicole Schon (15394226)
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Oxidative stress and genotoxicity of nitenpyram to earthworms (Eisenia foetida).

Chemosphere, 2020
In this study, the artificial soil poisoning method was used to explore the antioxidative stress mechanism and gene changes of earthworms (Eisenia foetida) after application of nitenpyram.
Wenjie Zhang   +7 more
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Exploring the bioavailability of nickel in a soil system: Physiological and histopathological toxicity study to the earthworms (Eisenia fetida).

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020
Nickel (Ni) contamination in soils, at high concentrations, is considered to be very common. Knowledge of the total content of Ni is frequently insufficient to estimate environmental risk.
Gehui Wang   +8 more
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Earthworm Immunity

2010
Earthworms belonging to oligochaete annelids became a model for comparative immunologists in the early sixties with the publication of results from transplantation experiments that proved the existence of self/nonself recognition in earthworms. This initiated extensive studies on the earthworm immune mechanisms that evolved to prevent the invasion of ...
Martin, Bilej   +3 more
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