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The impact of Eisenia veneta on As, Cu, Pb and Zn uptake by ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

T. Sizmur  and
M. E. Hodson
T. Sizmur*
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6DW, UK
M. E. Hodson
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6DW, UK
*
*E-mail: t.p.sizmur@reading.ac.uk
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Abstract

Earthworms are an essential part of the soil fauna in many global soils, represent a significant proportion of the soil biomass and are regarded as a useful indicator of soil health and quality (Edwards, 2004). They are also often the subject of inoculation programmes during the restoration of degraded lands (Butt, 1999) and the inoculation of earthworms to metal-contaminated soils has been suggested(Dickinson, 2000) largely due to the role earthworms are known to play in soil formation at such sites (Frouz et al., 2007).

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Research Article
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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , February 2008 , pp. 495 - 499
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2008

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