Consequences of Cadmium exposure on growth and reproduction across three generations of earthworm
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29/06/2018
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Heavy metal pollution disturbs the soil ecosystem by negatively affecting soil fauna and flora. In term of biomass and activity Annelids are a very important part of the soil invertebrate community. They are one of the first organisms affected by heavy metal contamination in soil and as such are good model organisms for assessing soil contamination. The aim of this research is to observe how Cd impacts on health and reproduction in three consecutive generations of E. fetida. [...]
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1st International Earthworm Congress, Abstracts, 2018, Single volume pp. 161 - 162 (2)