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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Pheretima hawayana

[ref. ID; 3583]

Test system

Bioaugmentation

Strains

Originally acquired from Valley Worm Growers (Ridgecrest, CA, USA).

Toxicants/concentrations

Aroclor 1242 100 mg kg-1 soil.

Test design

With and without earthworm and bioaugmentation (PCB-degrading bacteria, Ralstonia eutrophus H850 & Rhodococcus sp. strain ACS). Temperature 26 degrees C.

[ref. ID; 4439]

Test system

Bioaugmentation

Strains

Toxicants

Aroclor 1242.

Test design

2x2 fractional design: With and without earthworm and bioaugmentation (PCB-degrading bacteria, Ralstonia eutrophus & Rhodococcus sp.), 100 ppm Aroclor 1242, 70% relative humidity, 16L:8D photoperiod (light intensity 500 uE/m2/sec). Temperature 20 degrees C.

Measurements/observations

bphA gene, bphC gene.