The ecotoxicology of nanoparticles and nanomaterials: Current status, knowledge gaps, challenges, and future needs

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 315-325

  Handy, Richard D ^a   Owen, Richard ^b   Valsami Jones, Eugenia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicity; Nanomaterials; Natural nanoparticles; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE;

ALGA; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASTRONOMY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; NANOPARTICLES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 44449126091     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-008-0206-0     Document Type: Review

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