Urban pollution of sediments: Impact on the physiology and burrowing activity of tubificid worms and consequences on biogeochemical processes

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 568; no. 196–207; pp. 196 - 207
• Main Authors: Pigneret, M., Mermillod-Blondin, F., Volatier, L., Romestaing, C., Maire, E., Adrien, J., Guillard, L., Roussel, D., Hervant, F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.10.2016; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Biodiversity and Ecology; Bioturbation; CT scan; Environmental Exposure; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Sciences; France; Geologic Sediments - analysis; Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri; Oligochaeta; Oligochaeta - drug effects; Oligochaeta - metabolism; Oxidative stress; Physiological effects; Rivers; Urban pollution; Water Pollutants, Chemical - adverse effects; Bioturbation; Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri; Oxidative stress; Physiological effects; Urban pollution; CT scan; Urban pollution Physiological effects Oxidative stress Bioturbation Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri CT scan

In urban areas, infiltration basins are designed to manage stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces and allow the settling of associated pollutants. The sedimentary layer deposited at the surface of these structures is highly organic and multicontaminated (mainly heavy metals and hydrocarbons). On...