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24 February 2024 Silver toxicity to the earthworm Eisenia fetida is inconsistent in natural and artificial soils amended with wastewater biosolids
Aboulkacem Lemtiri, Yu Jia, Leanne Ejack, Ismail S. Akaram, Haroldo S. Dórea, Gilles Colinet, Frederic Francis, Subhasis Ghosal, Geoffrey I. Sunahara, Joann K. Whalen
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Abstract

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are present in biosolids from wastewater treatment facilities, a common soil amendment. Exposing earthworms (Eisenia fetida) to AgNP and AgNO3 in soil with 0 and 7.5 g biosolids kg−1 for 28 days showed AgNO3 was more lethal to earthworms in artificial soil (LC20 ≤ 325 mg Ag kg−1) than natural soil (LC20 ≥ 573 mg Ag kg−1). In contrast, AgNPs were more lethal in natural soil (LC20 ≤ 425 mg Ag kg−1) than artificial soil (LC20 ≥ 653 mg Ag kg−1). Earthworm response to silver in artificial soil may not reflect toxicity in biosolids-amended natural soils.

Aboulkacem Lemtiri, Yu Jia, Leanne Ejack, Ismail S. Akaram, Haroldo S. Dórea, Gilles Colinet, Frederic Francis, Subhasis Ghosal, Geoffrey I. Sunahara, and Joann K. Whalen "Silver toxicity to the earthworm Eisenia fetida is inconsistent in natural and artificial soils amended with wastewater biosolids," Canadian Journal of Soil Science 104(2), 241-245, (24 February 2024). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2023-0042
Received: 13 May 2023; Accepted: 20 February 2024; Published: 24 February 2024
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KEYWORDS
ecotoxicology
OECD soil
silver ions
Silver nanoparticles
soil biota
soil macrofauna
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