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of Soil Ecology
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University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

   
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The anecic earthworm Lumbricus terrestris in a burrow found  in a field soil core.
 

 

Current Research Projects

USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service (2005-2007) Interpretation and recommendations for addressing soil quality on sod farms

USDA - National Research Initiative (2004-2006) Do anecic earthworms cause nitrogen losses from field plots planted to corn?

NOAA/UNH Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET) (2004-2006) Evaluation of leachfield aeration technology for improvement of water quality and hydraulic functions in onsite wastewater treatment systems. 

Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station (2004-2006) Removal and effects of antibiotics in conventional and aerated septic system leachfield soil