Xiuhong Wang

TL;DR: The enhanced toxicity of Cd to earthworms in the presence of EF at low environmental concentrations may have implications for the health and reproductive success of earthworm populations and highlights the importance of understanding effects of antibiotic contamination of farm soils, and of awareness of environmental effects from interaction between multiple contaminants.

TL;DR: In this article, earthworms were exposed to five concentrations of sodium arsenite (5, 10, 20, 40, and 80 mg As kg−1) in farm soils for 28 days, and the expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and heme oxygenase -1 (HO-1) were upregulated by As in a dose-dependent pattern.

TL;DR: It is concluded that EF could cause acute and sub-acute toxicity to earthworms (E. fetida) at relatively high concentration and the long-term exposure of EF to earthworm and the test conducting on natural soil substrates specific to that region should be further studied.

TL;DR: In this paper, earthworms were exposed to Hg-spiked artificial soils prepared to OECD specification and an avoidance test was performed using soils with 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128,mg Hg 2+ kg−1 dry soil.

TL;DR: Differences in occurrence of the three CYP enzymes appeared to reflect the ecological niche, the spatial and temporal location and functional relationship of each individual or population in populations or communities, and the likelihood of contact with soil contaminants of the respective species.