Environmental & Analytical Toxicology

Zeyad K Arhouma

Publications

• Research Article
  Earthworm as Bioindicator of Soil Pollution Around Benghazi City, Libya
  Author(s): Maher Haeba, Jan Kuta, Zeyad K Arhouma and Heba MA ElwerfalliMaher Haeba, Jan Kuta, Zeyad K Arhouma and Heba MA Elwerfalli
  
  Pollution of terrestrial ecosystem is a serious environmental problem worldwide. Earthworm is considered as a domain soil organism. It has been recommended test species to evaluate soil contaminations in acute toxicity. Earthworm density and biomass are strongly influence by pollution. In this study, mortality, biomass, cocoon number of Eisenia fetida were examined during 14 days of exposure to series percentage (100, 75, 50, 25%) for each soil of (Bouatni, Hawari, Lowifia, and Jarotha) locations around Benghazi city, under control conditions. The locations soil was mixed with artificial soil to get the desired percentages. Mortality was recorded in Bouatni soil 100%. However, no mortality observed elsewhere. No cocoon numbers were account in all locations at 100, 75% as well as in Lowifia soil 50%. However, Cocoon numbers were significantly reduced in Bouatni, Hawari and Jarothaat50,.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0525.1000189

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