Response of Enchytraeus crypticus worms to high metal levels in tropical soils polluted by copper smelting

Tropical soils from the vicinity of the Mufulira copper smelter (Zambian Copperbelt) were found to contain high levels of metals, particularly in the upper parts of soil horizons. Metal concentrations varied within the ranges: 37-8980mg Cu/kg, 3-46mg Co/kg, <2.5-42mg Pb/kg, and 16-83mg Zn/kg. The...

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Autor principal: Konecný, Ladislav (author)
Outros Autores: Ettler, Vojtech (author), Kristiansen, Soren Munch (author), Amorim, Mónica João Barros (author), Kríbek, Bohdan (author), Mihaljevic, Martin (author), Sebek, Ondrej (author), Nyambe, Imasiku (author), Scott-Fordsmand, Janeck James (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 1000
Assuntos:
Copper smelting
Enchytraeus crypticus
Mufulira
Soils
Toxicity
Zambian Copperbelt
Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22683
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/22683

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