Toxic effects of engineered nanoparticles in the marine environment: Model organisms and molecular approaches

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 76, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-40

  Matranga, Valeria ^a   Corsi, Ilaria ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Ecotoxicology; Marine models; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; CHRONIC EXPOSURE; ECO-TOXICOLOGY; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL; FIELD STUDIES; HARMFUL EFFECTS; INNOVATIVE GOODS; LABORATORY STUDIES; LABORATORY TEST; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE WILDLIFE; MODEL ORGANISMS; MOLECULAR APPROACH; MOLECULAR METHODS; MOLECULAR PATHWAYS; NANO SCALE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TOXIC EFFECT;

ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; NANOPARTICLES;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

ABC TRANSPORTER; ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLE; FRESH WATER; NANOPARTICLE; SEA WATER; SUNSCREEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

BIOMARKER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFOULING; BIOMICS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CYTOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARY; FILTER FEEDER; GEOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PELAGIC SPECIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA URCHIN; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; INVERTEBRATES; MODELS, ANIMAL; NANOPARTICLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

EID: 84859005345     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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