Toxicity of brass powder in soil to the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris
โ Scribed by Randall S. Wentsel; Mark A. Guelta
- Book ID
- 112087671
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 339 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0730-7268
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## Abstract The toxicity and accumulation of arsenate was determined in the earthworm __Lumbricus terrestris__ in soil from different layers of a forest profile. Toxicity increased fourfold between 2 and 10 d. Edaphic factors (pH, soil organic matter, and depth in soil profile) also affected toxici