Nicodrilus caliginosus
[= Allolobophora (Eisen) = Aporrectodea (Oerley) caliginosus (Savigny)]
[ref. ID; 7168]
Sampling sites
The study area is centred on the town of Kosovska Mitrovica in northern Kosovo. This area was one of the main industrial sites in the former Yugoslavia and one of the most important mining districts in Europe. Industrial activities were concentrated mainly around the Zvecan Pb-Zn smelter located close to the town of K. Mitrovica. The Zvecan smelter from 1939 to 2000 continuously processed the ore extracted from the mines of the Trepca district.
Toxicants
As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Sb and Zn.
Samples
Mature (fully clitellate) individuals were collected by manual digging and hand-sorting. In each site the specimens were taken from three 1 m2 plots down to 20 cm depth.
Measurements
Heavy elements in worm and soil.
Evaluations
Bioaccumulation factor.