Earthworms as biological monitors of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc in metalliferous soils

Morgan, John Emrys; Morgan, Andrew

doi:10.1016/0269-7491(88)90142-x

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“…Thus, the undigested plant materials containing loads of heavy metals form the rumen waste, which is disposed off into the abattoir environs after cattle is slaughtered. Soil has been described as a reservoir of pollutants, and mineralization of dead earthworms releases accumulated heavy metals back to the soil (Morgan & Morgan, 1988). These may explain the reason why the levels of all metals analyzed in the abattoir soil where found higher than the concentration of metals in the tissue of all the earthworm species obtained from the abattoir locations.…”

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Glutathione-S-Transferase Production in Earthworm as Tool for Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Abattoir Soil

Owagboriaye

Dedeke

Ademolu

2016

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Abstract:The use of direct response of animals to environmental challenges by production of biomarkers is a better tool to assess environmental pollution than the conventional methods. This study aimed to measure Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) in earthworms as tools for assessing heavy metal pollution in abattoir soil. Five (5) replicates each of earthworm species (Libyodrilus violaceous, Eudrilus eugeniae and Alma millsoni), soil and rumen waste samples were collected from three (3) abattoir sites (Lafenwa, Gbonogun and Madojutimi abattoirs), and a control site located within Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, beside an undisturbed stream with no rumen waste. Heavy metal (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, Co, Cr, Ni and Mn) concentrations in rumen waste, abattoir soils and earthworm tissues were determined using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The pH and organic matter (OM) concentrations of the rumen waste and abattoir soils were determined by standard methods. GST activities in the earthworm tissues were determined through the conjugation of 1 mM reduced glutathione (GSH) with 1 mM 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (CDNB). The rumen waste recorded significantly higher (p ≤ 0.05) % OM, heavy metal concentrations and pH level than in their respective abattoir soils. The mean heavy metal concentrations of Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd and Mn were highest in the tissue of earthworm species obtained from Lafenwa abattoir. A significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher GST activities were recorded in the tissue of earthworm species obtained from Lafenwa and Gbonogun abattoirs. Libyodrilous violaceus obtained from Lafenwa abattoir recorded the highest GST activity (8.47±1.39) in their tissue followed by the ones from Gbonogun abattoir (8.21±0.85). A significant (p ≤ 0.05) positive correlations was observed between GST activities in earthworm tissues and heavy metal concentrations. GST activities can therefore be used to assess the level of heavy metal pollution in abattoir soils. Rev. Biol. Trop. 64 (2): 779-789. Epub 2016 June 01.

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Glutathione-S-Transferase Production in Earthworm as Tool for Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Abattoir Soil

Owagboriaye

Dedeke

Ademolu

2016

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“…However, data for the elemental composition of earthworms are limited except for some specific heavy metals such as Cd, Zn, Pb and Cu [e.g. [3][4][5]. Data on multi-element concentration in earthworms were reported by Zheng et al [6] and Rossbach and Stoeppler [7].…”

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Multi-element analyses of earthworms for radioecology and ecotoxicology

Yoshida¹,

Muramatsu

Peijnenburg

2005

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Abstract. Earthworms and their growth media were analyzed for 33 elements, including radionuclide related elements such as Cs, Sr and U, in order to obtain basic information on the transfer parameters of the elements. The earthworms analyzed were Eisenia foetida fed in the laboratory by using cotton linters or leaf litter. The concentrations and transfer factors (TFs) of the elements were determined. Relatively high TFs were observed for Na, Mg, P, K, Ca, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Mo and Cd. The TFs for Al, Sc, Ti, Y, Nb and lanthanide elements were low. The TFs of alkaline elements, K, Rb and Cs, decrease with atomic number. The TFs of Cs were 0.16 for both media. Multi-element analyses could provide much information on the concentration and transfer of elements for earthworms which are one candidate reference organism for environmental radiation protection studies.

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“…Interval izmerjenih vsebnosti Pb v tleh v Žerjavu je nihal med 15.707 mg/kg in 23.058 mg/kg; interval v izbranih talnih vzorcih iz vplivnega območja topilnice na Poljskem pa med 1.969 mg/kg in 2.237 mg/kg. Določene so bile zelo velike vsebnosti Pb (13.042 mg/kg) v deževnikih iz okolice zapuščenih rudnikov (Morgan in Morgan, 1988), vendar so le-te za 1,5-krat manjše od vsebnosti Pb, ki smo jih izmerili v Žerjavu. V nasprotju s Pb so bile vsebnosti Zn v deževnikih iz Žerjava primerljive z največjimi izmerjenimi vsebnostmi v deževnikih iz vplivnega območja topilnice svinca in cinka na severu Francije (Dai in sod., 2004).…”

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“…V nasprotju s Pb so bile vsebnosti Zn v deževnikih iz Žerjava primerljive z največjimi izmerjenimi vsebnostmi v deževnikih iz vplivnega območja topilnice svinca in cinka na severu Francije (Dai in sod., 2004). Tako iz naših podatkov kot tudi drugih prikazanih raziskav je razvidno (Morgan in Morgan, 1988, 1992 Review of levels of selected heavy metals (mg/kg dry weight) in earthworms species sampled in differently polluted areas 3.2.2 Soodvisnost med vsebnostjo kovin v tleh in v deževnikih 3.2.2 Correlation between metal levels in soil and earthworms V luči preverjanja hipoteze, da so deževniki primerni kazalniki onesnaženosti tal, smo analizirali soodvisnost med vsebnostmi kovin v tleh in v deževnikih. Ugotovili smo, da obstaja korelacija za Zn (R = 0,90; p = 0,0002), Cd (R = 0,82; p = 0,002), Cu (R = 0,70; p = 0,016), Pb (R = 0,67; p = 0,023), Hg (R = 0,80; p = 0,03) in Mo (R = 0,66; p = 0,04) (slika 1).…”

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“…Slednje se v primeru Zn ujema z raziskavo, opravljeno za deževnike iz različno onesnaženih tal, kjer so ugotovili, da je bila akumulacija Zn v deževnikih večja v tleh z manjšimi vsebnostmi tega elementa (Holmstrup in sod., 2011). Slednje mnogi avtorji (Morgan in Morgan, 1988;Hopkin, 1989;Spurgeon in Hopkin, 1999;Andre, 2009;Holmstrup in sod., 2011) povezujejo s tem, da je Zn esencialen element, za katerega je zaželeno, da ima relativno konstantno koncentracijo v organizmu deževnikov, ki se vzdržujejo z regulacijskimi mehanizmi teh organizmov.…”

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Deževniki kot kazalniki onesnaženosti tal

Sayegh-Petkovšek¹,

Kopušar²

2013

Acta Silvae et Ligni

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(1) ERICo Velenje, Inštitut za ekološke raziskave d.o.o., Koroška cesta 58, 3320 Velenje, samar.petkovsek@erico.si (2) ERICo Velenje, Inštitut za ekološke raziskave d.o.o., Koroška cesta 58, 3320 Velenje, natasa.kopusar@erico.si IZVLEČEK Na raziskovalnih območjih v neposredni bližini nekdanje topilnice svinca (Zgornja Mežiška dolina, Žerjav), največjega termoenergetskega objekta v Sloveniji (Šaleška dolina, Veliki Vrh), ob regijski cesti Velenje -Celje (Črnova) in na referenčni lokaciji (Logarska dolina, Polanc) smo v talnih vzorcih in v deževnikih določali vsebnosti kovin z namenom raziskati prehod kovin iz tal v deževnike in oceniti njihov bioindikacijski potencial. Na podlagi predstavljenih rezultatov je razvidno, da: (i) so bile največje vsebnosti kovin v deževnikih iz najbolj onesnaženega območja (Žerjav), najmanjše pa praviloma v deževnikih z referenčne lokacije (Logarska dolina); (ii) so se v deževnikih, vzorčenih na vseh lokacijah, kopičili Cd, Hg in Zn, katerih BCF-faktorji so nihali med 1,18 -29,2 (Cd), 1,68 -21,0 (Hg) in med 1,10 -5,57 (Zn); (iii) so deževniki dobri kazalniki onesnaženosti tal s Zn, Cd, Cu, Pb, Hg in Mo, saj smo dokazali, da obstaja statistično značilna soodvisnost med vsebnostjo navedenih kovin v tleh in v deževnikih.Ključne besede: deževniki, kovine, onesnaženost tal, BCF (biokoncentracijski faktor), bioindikatorji, Slovenija ABSTRACTThe metal levels were determined in soil samples in earthworms collected in the vicinity of the abandoned lead smelter (the Upper Meža Valley, Žerjav) and the largest thermal power plant in Slovenia (the Šalek Valley, Veliki Vrh), near Velenje -Celje road (Črnova) and at the reference area (the Logar Valley, Polanc) with the aim to investigate the transfer of metals from soil to earthworms and to assess the bioindicative potential of earthworms. Our study revealed the following: (i) the highest levels of metals were determined in earthworms from the most polluted area (Žerjav) and the lowest in earthworms from the reference location (the Logar Valley); (ii) earthworms bioaccumulated Cd, Hg and Zn at all locations, bioaccumulative factors (BCF) of these three metals ranged between 1.18 -29.2 (Cd), 1.68 -21.0 (Hg) and 1.10 -5.57 (Zn), respectively; (iii) earthworms are good bioindicator of polluted soil, since the correlations between Zn, Cd, Cu, Pb, Hg and Mo in soil and in earthworms were established.Key words: earthworms, metals, polluted soil, BCF (bioconcentration factor), bioindicator organisms, Slovenia UVOD INTRODUCTIONDeževniki (Lumbricidae) so pomemben del talnih ekosistemov, saj pozitivno vplivajo na strukturo in funkcijo tal. So sekundarni razgrajevalci, ki se hranijo z razgrajenimi organskimi snovmi, hkrati mešajo talne horizonte in premeščajo organske ter mineralne snovi vzdolž celotnega talnega profila (Mršič, 1997). Ob hranjenju, respiraciji in prebavljanju povečujejo mineralizacijo in humifikacijo organske snovi. Ustvarjanje rovov in prehranjevanje s prstjo pomembno vpliva na vnos vode, prezračevanje tal in stabilizacijo talnih agregatov...

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Earthworms as biological monitors of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc in metalliferous soils

Cited by 196 publications

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Glutathione-S-Transferase Production in Earthworm as Tool for Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Abattoir Soil

Glutathione-S-Transferase Production in Earthworm as Tool for Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Abattoir Soil

Multi-element analyses of earthworms for radioecology and ecotoxicology

Deževniki kot kazalniki onesnaženosti tal

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