Title of article :
Agar as a medium for removing soil from earthworm guts
Author/Authors :
Andrei D. Pokarzhevskii، نويسنده , , Andrei D. and Van Straalen، نويسنده , , Nico M. and Semenov، نويسنده , , Alexander M.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2000
Abstract :
Earthworms were kept on a water–agar gel for 96 h at 20°C, after that time all soil had been voided from their guts. Earthworms treated in this way may be used for soil-free chemical analysis, as required in biomonitoring programmes for soil contamination.
Keywords :
Soil removal , Biomonitoring , Earthworm guts , Lumbricidae , Soil invertebrates
Journal title :
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Journal title :
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
