The paper introduces the first information of bound residue of decabromodiphenyl ether(DecaBDE) in soil and earthworm.
DecaBDE could be absorbed but not bio-accumulated in earthworm body.
The distribution of DecaBDE in Earthworm (Pheretima guillemi) was evaluated.
The accumulation of DecaBDE in earthworm was mainly through ingestion.
No significant affections of DecaBDE-degrading onto the fate/transformation of DBDE in system.