Temperature Effects on Tubificid Worms and Their Relation to Sediment Oxygen Demand

Sediment samples were collected from the Dead River in New Jersey and tested in the laboratory under two temperature conditions, 4°C and 20°C. The study was conducted to determine the effect of worm density on the sediment oxygen demand (SOD) rate and if temperature affects the ability for tubificid...

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Published in:Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering, 2006-08, Vol.41 (8), p.1607-1613
Main Authors: Otubu, John E., Hunter, Joseph V., Francisco, Kelly L., Uchrin, Christopher G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Benthic
Density
Depletion
Dissolved oxygen
Environmental engineering
Environmental Monitoring
Geologic Sediments - chemistry
New Jersey
Oligochaeta - growth & development
Oxygen
Oxygen - analysis
Oxygen demand
Rivers
Sediment
Sediments
Sod
Streams
Temperature
Tubificid
Water Pollution
Worms
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Summary:Sediment samples were collected from the Dead River in New Jersey and tested in the laboratory under two temperature conditions, 4°C and 20°C. The study was conducted to determine the effect of worm density on the sediment oxygen demand (SOD) rate and if temperature affects the ability for tubificid worms to deplete dissolved oxygen (DO) from the overlying stream water. The study showed that the DO concentration was affected by tubificid worm density and that higher temperature increased the metabolic activity of the worms.
ISSN:1093-4529
1532-4117
DOI:10.1080/10934520600754219