Heavy metal pollution is a nefarious issue with implications for life. Heavy metals are natural
occurring elements, having both natural and anthropogenic sources. The latter are however …

This review summarizes over 160 studies focused on soil contamination near non-ferrous
metal smelters. The methods of these investigations were examined with an emphasis on …

Microplastics are widespread contaminants in terrestrial environments but comparatively
little is known about interactions between microplastics and common terrestrial …

Biodiversity is responsible for the provision of many ecosystem services; human well‐being
is based on these services, and consequently on biodiversity. In soil, earthworms represent …

Earthworms provide key soil functions that favour many positive ecosystem services. These
services are important for agroecosystem sustainability but can be degraded by intensive …

Earthworms are the key soil organisms, contribute to many positive ecological services that
could be degraded by pesticides and other soil pollutants such as heavy metals. Chemicals …

Two million tonnes of pesticides are currently used globally to improve crop production, yet
these pesticides induce adverse effects on soil quality and biodiversity. Moreover, less than …

Silver nanoparticles (NPs) are an emerging contaminant of concern due to their increased
use. The earthworm Eisenia fetida was exposed to a range of concentrations of AgNO3 and …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of surface coating on the toxicity of
silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) soil. Earthworms (Eisenia fetida) were exposed to AgNO3 and …

In this study, we used two different types of bioassay, a contact filter paper toxicity bioassay
and a soil toxicity bioassay, to compare the acute toxicity of twenty-four insecticides …