Environmental implications of nanomaterials: Are we studying the right thing?

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 527-532

  Turco, R F ^a   Bischoff, M ^a   Tong, Z H ^b   Nies, L ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON-BASED; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; NATURAL ECOSYSTEM; NEW PRODUCT; NOVEL MATERIALS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOMATERIAL; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOMASS; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KNOWLEDGE; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TOXICITY; WATER ANALYSIS;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FULLERENES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES, CARBON;

EID: 79961002667     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2011.05.006     Document Type: Review

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