Lead:Lead:“Criteria Pollutant”“Criteria Pollutant”

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Lead (Pb)Major source =motor vehicles

“Criteria Pollutant”

Lead poisoning

Affects the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood

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Earthworms: model organismEarthworms: model organism

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Literature ReviewLiterature ReviewEFFECTS OF CADMIUM, COPPER, LEAD AND ZINC ONGROWTH, REPRODUCTION AND SURVIVAL OF THEEARTHWORM Eisenia fetida (SAVIGNY): ASSESSING THEENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF POINT-SOURCE METALCONTAMINATION IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMSD. J. Spurgeon, S. P. Hopkin & D. T. Jones

Fig. 1. Survival of earthworms in artificial soil contaminated with a geometric series of concentrations of lead. Each point represents the mean of four replicates, each comprising 10 worms at the start ofthe experiment (i.e. 40 worms per treatment).

Fig 2: Growth data for weight change when earthworms were exposed to different concentrations of lead throughout 8 weeks.

Literature ReviewLiterature ReviewPopulations of Earthworms in Forests of the Middle Urals in Conditions of Pollution by Discharge from Copper WorksE. L. Vorobeichik

Literature ReviewLiterature ReviewEARTHWORM (EISENIA FETIDA) BIOASSAY TO ASSESS THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF PLATINUM TAILINGS DISPOSAL FACILITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT ALONG A GRADIENT – L. VAN RENSBURG – P.J. JANSEN VAN RENSBURG

Literature ReviewLiterature ReviewEarthworm biomass as additional information for risk assessment of heavy metal biomagnifications: a case study for dredged sediment-derived soils and polluted floodplain soilsBart Vandecasteele, Jurgen Samyn

Do-AbilityDo-Ability Earthworms are attainable from bait storesEarthworms are attainable from bait stores Lead can be in powder form, can be boughtLead can be in powder form, can be bought Soil terrarium for earthworms can be Soil terrarium for earthworms can be

createdcreated Hemoglobin can be analyzedHemoglobin can be analyzed

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