Table 2. Total-Hg and methyl-Hg concentrations (mean ± SD; n = 4) in soils, earthworms and in casts.

Soil*		Hg tot [ µg kg−1]	Methyl-Hg [ µg kg−1]
Treatment	earthworms
−Hg	without	101±5.0	0.31±0.06
−Hg	with	92±0.2	0.34±0.04
+inorganic-Hg	without	6 145±547	0.81±0.26
+inorganic-Hg	with	5 640±401	1.26±0.89
+inorganic-Hg	with rinsing suspension	6 035±523	1.00±0.55**
+methyl-Hg	without	700±18	250±37
+methyl-Hg	with	594±52	301±267
+methyl-Hg	with rinsing suspension	682±4	288±164

^*Sampled after 30 days of incubation;

^**n = 3;

^***Soil treated with inorganic-Hg.