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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Main Author: Konecný, Ladislav (author)
Other Authors: 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)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
Subjects:
Copper smelting
Enchytraeus crypticus
Mufulira
Soils
Toxicity
Zambian Copperbelt
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22683
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/22683

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22683

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