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Earthworm Toxicity

Earthworm Toxicity is a biological response metric within terrestrial ecotoxicology that quantifies the adverse effects of chemical or environmental stressors on the physiological, behavioral, or reproductive performance of earthworms as sentinel species in soil toxicity assessments.

1.7K

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2017–2026

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Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications for<i>Lumbricus terrestris</i>(Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

Esperanza Huerta Lwanga, Hennie Gertsen, Harm Gooren et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2016 · 1.2K citations

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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin released from root exudates and biomass of Bt corn has no apparent effect on earthworms, nematodes, protozoa, bacteria, and fungi in soil

Deepak Saxena, G. Stotzky · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · 2001 · 384 citations

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Effects of earthworms on plant growth: patterns and perspectives

Stefan Scheu · Pedobiologia · 2003 · 382 citations

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Effects of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc on growth, reproduction and survival of the earthworm Eisenia fetida (Savigny): Assessing the environmental impact of point-source metal contamination in terrestrial ecosystems

David J. Spurgeon, S. P. Hopkin, David T. Jones · Environmental Pollution · 1994 · 365 citations

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Negligible effects of microplastics on animal fitness and HOC bioaccumulation in earthworm Eisenia fetida in soil

Jie Wang, Scott Coffin, Chengliang Sun et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2019 · 342 citations

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Authors

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  1. DJ
    David J. Spurgeon

    UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, United Kingdom

    48 publications · 4.4K citations

    36

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  2. CS
    Claus Svendsen

    UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, United Kingdom

    42 publications · 3.1K citations

    34

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  3. JW
    Jun Wang

    Shandong Agricultural University, China

    39 publications · 2.6K citations

    30

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  4. LZ
    Lusheng Zhu

    Shandong Agricultural University, China

    31 publications · 2.5K citations

    29

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  5. CA
    Cornelis A.M. van Gestel

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    46 publications · 2.6K citations

    28

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Institutions

1.2K

  1. Shandong Agricultural University

    Tai’an, China

    38 h-index

    347 publications

    24K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    38 h-index

    346 publications

    16K citations

  3. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

    Wallingford, United Kingdom

    32 h-index

    152 publications

    10.1K citations

  4. China Agricultural University

    Beijing, China

    30 h-index

    201 publications

    10.2K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

    Beijing, China

    29 h-index

    137 publications

    8K citations

  6. Nanjing University

    Nanjing, China

    29 h-index

    148 publications

    10.1K citations

  7. State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse

    Nanjing, China

    28 h-index

    147 publications

    10K citations

  8. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    27 h-index

    76 publications

    5.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Chemosphere

    133 publications · 7.5K citations

    55

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  2. Environmental Pollution

    126 publications · 7.8K citations

    53

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  3. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    EES · 135 publications · 7.3K citations

    51

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  4. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

    131 publications · 6.3K citations

    45

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  5. The Science of The Total Environment

    93 publications · 4.5K citations

    41

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