Ecotoxicity of engineered nanoparticles to aquatic invertebrates: A brief review and recommendations for future toxicity testing

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 387-395

  Baun, A ^a   Hartmann, N B ^a   Grieger, K ^a   Kusk, K O ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Crustaceans; Nanoecotoxicology; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CRUSTACEAN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; TOXICITY TEST;

ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; NANOPARTICLES; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC;

CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 44449136364     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-008-0208-y     Document Type: Review

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