Metal-based nanoparticles in soil: New research themes should not ignore old rules and theories. Comments on the paper by Hu et al. (2010) 'Toxicological effects of TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles in soil on earthworm Eisenia fetida.' Soil Biology & Biochemistry 42, 586-591

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1892-1893

  Van Gestel, Cornelis A M ^a   Kool, Pauline L ^a   Ortiz, Maria Diez ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

Earthworm toxicity; Essential elements; Nanoparticles; Zinc bioaccumulation

Indexed keywords

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 77955982810     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.07.009     Document Type: Letter

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