Interspecific differences in toxicological response and subcellular partitioning of cadmium and lead in three earthworm species

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 238; p. 124595
• Main Authors: Sinkakarimi, Mohammad Hosein, Solgi, Eisa, Hosseinzadeh Colagar, Abasalt
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2020
• Subjects: acute toxicity; Animals; antioxidant activity; Aporrectodea caliginosa; Aporrectodea rosea; Biomarker; biomarkers; Biomarkers - metabolism; cadmium; Cadmium - toxicity; cytosol; DNA damage; DNA Damage - drug effects; Earthworms; Eisenia fetida; Genotoxicity; granules; interspecific variation; lead; Lead - toxicity; lethal concentration 50; lipid peroxidation; Lipid Peroxidation - drug effects; malondialdehyde; Malondialdehyde - metabolism; Metals; nitrates; Oligochaeta - classification; Oligochaeta - metabolism; Soil; Soil - chemistry; Soil Pollutants - analysis; Soil Pollutants - toxicity; soil toxicity; toxic substances; Toxicity Tests; weight loss; Soil; Biomarker; Earthworms; Metals; Genotoxicity

Earthworms are often used as test subjects in toxicological studies, due to their ubiquitousness and sensitivity to contaminant exposure. Such testing is typically conducted using Eisenia fetida as the test subject, but continued use of E. fetida (eco) toxicology is questionable. Therefore, in this...