Inhibitory effects of silver nanoparticles in two green algae, Chlorella vulgaris and Dunaliella tertiolecta

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 80-85

  Oukarroum, Abdallah ^a   Bras, Sébastien ^a,b   Perreault, François ^a   Popovic, Radovan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Chlorella vulgaris; Dunaliella tertiolecta; Lipids peroxidation; Reactive oxygen species; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; LIPID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ALGAL COMMUNITY; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; CHLOROPHYLL; GREEN ALGA; INHIBITION; MICROALGA; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SILVER; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURFACE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EXPOSURE; GREEN ALGA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; TOXICITY TESTING;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYTA; METAL NANOPARTICLES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SILVER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA;

EID: 84857445432     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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