Accumulation of methylmercury in the earthworm, Eisenia foetida, and its effect on regeneration

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636494· OSTI ID:6165678

Beyer, W N; Cromartie, E; Moment, G B

Earthworms provide an appropriate model for evaluating the environmental hazards of metals in soil, and they are also excellent organisms for studying the process of regeneration. Two studies have found that concentrations of mercury in earthworms were higher than those in the soil where they lived. This study investigates the accumulation of methylmercury in the earthworm, Eisenia foetida (Savigny), and its effect on regeneration after excision of the caudal end.

• Research Organization: Fish and Wildlife Service, Laurel, MD
• OSTI ID: 6165678
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Vol. 35:2; ISSN BECTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

560304* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Invertebrates-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
ANNELIDS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY
BIOLOGICAL REGENERATION
HISTOLOGY
INVERTEBRATES
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
METHYLMERCURY
MORTALITY
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC MERCURY COMPOUNDS
RECOVERY