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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2016.49.4.343

Ecotoxicological Studies Using Aquatic Oligochaetes: Review  

Kang, Hye-jin (Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University)
Bae, Mi-Jung (Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources)
Park, Young-Seuk (Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University)
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Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment / v.49, no.4, 2016 , pp. 343-353 More about this Journal
Abstract
Oligochaetes distribute widely in freshwater ecosystem, and some species are used as bioindicators for water quality assessment because they are tolerant to organic enrichment. They are acknowledged for potential for environmental health recovery of organic polluted environment. There are a lot of studies on ecology and toxicity assessment using oligochaetes in aquatic environment. In this study, we reviewed literature on ecotoxicology of aquatic oligochaetes. We searched literature from a database 'google scholar' by using keywords such as aquatic, oligochaete, and toxicity. The literature were summarized according to publication years, species, test methods, and chemicals. We obtained 133 articles published from 1953 to 2015 from the database. Among them, 58 papers(43.6% of total) have been published in 1990s. Three species(Lumnbriculus variegatus, Tubifex tubifex, and Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri) have been used most frequently in the study. Different species displayed different toxicological responses to different toxic chemicals. The results on the ecotoxicological study with aquatic oligochaetes revealed the possibility of the development for early warning system using aquatic oligochaetes to monitor aquatic ecosystem disturbance.
Keywords
aquatic oligochaetes; ecotoxicology; biological respons; toxic chemicals; biological monitoring;
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