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The Relationship Between Chemical Extractable Cadmium Levels in Soils and Toxic Responses of Earthworms
  
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KeyWord:soil; chemical extraction; bioavailable Cd; earthworm; toxicity effect
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LIU Zhi-min State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China 
GU Xue-yuan State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China 
WANG Xiao-rong State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China 
TANG Jia-yun State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China 
LUO Jun State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China 
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Abstract:
      The chronic toxic effect of cadmium(Cd) to earthworm(Eisenia fetida) was studied using pot experiments. The spiked Cd concentration ranged from 0.1 to 40 mg per kilogram soil and the bioavailability of Cd in soils was assessed by four chemical methods:ext