Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9456489 | Environmental Pollution | 2005 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Earthworm survival at most points was high, but reproduction differed significantly in soil from separate patches on the same site. When the interrelationships between soil parameters and reproduction were studied, it was not possible to create a good model of site soil toxicity based on single or even multiple chemical measurements of the soils. We thus conclude that chemical analysis alone is not sufficient to characterize soil quality and confirms the value of biological assays for risk assessment of potentially contaminated soils.
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Authors
Peter K. Hankard, Jacob G. Bundy, David J. Spurgeon, Jason M. Weeks, Julian Wright, Claire Weinberg, Claus Svendsen,