@article{fdi:010084538,
  title = {{A}ssessment of bioremediation potential of metal contaminated soils ({C}u, {C}d, {P}b and {Z}n) by earthworms from their tolerance, accumulation and impact on metal activation and soil quality : a case study in {S}outh {C}hina},
  author = {{Z}hang, {M}. {H}. and {J}ouquet, {P}ascal and {D}ai, {J}. and {X}iao, {L}. and {D}u, {Y}. and {L}iu, {K}. {X}. and {M}otelica-{H}eino, {M}. and {L}avelle, {P}. and {Z}hong, {H}. {S}. and {Z}hang, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study was aimed to evaluate the potential of four earthworm species commonly found in {S}outh {C}hina for the bioremediation of soils contaminated by {C}u, {C}d, {P}b and {Z}n. {S}urvival rates and metal accumulation of {E}isenia fetida, {A}mynthas morrisi, {A}. robustus and {A}. corticis and changes in soil physico-chemical properties were investigated in a 60-day incubation experiment with a metal-polluted soil. {A}t the end of the experiment, the survival rates of {E}.fetida, {A}. morrisi and {A}. robustus were significantly higher than that of {A}. corticis. {P}rincipal component analysis showed that earthworm activity improved soil quality with the averaging soil quality index being 0.66, 0.64, 0.56, 0.53, and 0.12 for the {A}. corticis, {A}. morrisi, {A}. robustus, {E}. fetida, and control treatments, respectively. {T}he highest total available {C}d, {C}u, and {P}b in casts were found in the treatment with {A}. morrisi, and this species accumulated the smallest amount of metals. {R}esults indicate that {A}. morrisi may be the best candidate for earthworm-assisted bioremediation of metal contaminated soils in {S}outh {C}hina.},
  keywords = {{E}arthworm species ; {M}etals ; {A}ccumulation ; {A}vailability ; {S}oil quality ; {CHINE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience of the {T}otal {E}nvironment},
  volume = {820},
  numero = {},
  pages = {152834 [9 p.]},
  ISSN = {0048-9697},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152834},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084538},
}