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. 2009 Sep 25;83(6):937–942. doi: 10.1007/s00128-009-9872-8

Table 1.

Total mercury contents in earthworms’ vomitus with different body length

Site Earthworm species Total mercury contents in vomitus (mg/kg)
<10 cm 10–15 cm 15–20 cm
(S1) Huagong Bridge Drawida sp. 1.580 0.531 0.407
Allolobophora sp 2.863 2.147
(S2) Longwan Bridge Drawida sp. 2.308 0.436 0.170
Allolobophora sp. 5.667 8.886
(S3) Wastewater treatment plant Limnodrilus sp. 0.096
(S4) Daochi Village Drawida sp. 2.389
Allolobophora sp. 2.450 1.470