Earthworms are important soil organisms, contributing to many beneficial ecological
services that can be harmed by heavy metal contamination. Because of their permeable skin …

Earthworms are abundant and ecologically very important organisms in the soil ecosystem.
Impacts by pollutants on earthworm communities greatly influence the fertility of the …

Simple Summary This paper focuses on the role of synergistic removal effects of earthworms
and plants on two types of chromium-contaminated soils and their biological responses. We …

Chromium (Cr) poses a high ecological risk, however the toxic mechanisms of Cr in different
valence states to soil organisms at cellular and molecular levels are not exactly. In this study …

Chromium (Cr) toxicity, even at low concentrations, poses a significant health threat to
various environmental species. Cr is found in the environment in two oxidation states that …

The major sources of heavy metal pollution in Estonia are oil shale industry and oil shale
combustion. There is an utmost need to monitorsoil pollution with heavy metals in this …

Earthworms are important component of our agricultural soil, food chain or ecosystem.
Present study was conducted to explore the toxicity of industrial waste (if used as organic …

Os principais protocolos internacionais para a realização de ensaios ecotoxicológicos com
minhocas recomendam a utilização das espécies Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826), Eisenia …

Iron ore sintering is the main process of fines agglomeration for ironmaking with relevant
particulate matter and trace element emissions of integrated steel plants. Due to the high …

The major sources of heavy metal pollution in Estonia are oil shale industry and oil shale
combustion. There is an utmost need to monitorsoil pollution with heavy metals in this …