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Table 2.

Total and methyl mercury contents in earthworms with different body lengths

Site	Species	Total mercury in earthworms (mg/kg)			Methyl mercury in earthworms (ng/g)
Site	Species	<10 cm	10–15 cm	15–20 cm	<10 cm	10–15 cm	15–20 cm
(S1) Huagong Bridge	Drawida sp.	1.380	1.215	1.229	103.68	13.48	19.96
(S1) Huagong Bridge	Allolobophora sp	1.240	1.175		877.10	125.11
(S2) Longwan Bridge	Drawida sp.	2.212	1.521	5.560	38.75	39.29
(S2) Longwan Bridge	Allolobophora sp.	3.148	2.889		219.68	124.20
(S3) Wastewater treatment plant	Limnodrilus sp.	0.082
(S4) Daochi Village	Drawida sp.	1.165	1.016
(S4) Daochi Village	Allolobophora sp.	1.712	1.695	0.670