Relationships between metal compartmentalization and biomarkers in earthworms exposed to field-contaminated soils
Résumé
Partitioning tissue metal concentration into subcellular compartments reflecting toxicologically available pools may provide good descriptors of the toxicological effects of metals on organisms. Here we investigated the relationships between internal compartmentalization of Cd, Pb and Zn and biomarker responses in a model soil organism: the earthworm. The aim of this study was to identify metal fractions reflecting the toxic pressure in an endogeic, naturally occurring earthworm species (Aporrectodea caliginosa) exposed to realistic field-contaminated soils.
Auteurs, date et publication :
Auteurs Léa Beaumelle , Mickaël Hedde , Franck Vandenbulcke , Isabelle Lamy
Publication : Environmental Pollution
Date : 2025
Volume : 224
Pages : 185-194