Metal-based nanoparticles in soil: Fate, behavior, and effects on soil invertebrates

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1679-1692

  Tourinho, Paula S ^a   van Gestel, Cornelis A M ^b   Lofts, Stephen ^c   Svendsen, Claus ^c   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a   Loureiro, Susana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Invertebrates; Metal; Nano; Particles; Soil; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION PROCESS; CHEMICAL PROCESS; CLAY CONTENT; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL STUDY; INVERTEBRATES; LAND APPLICATIONS; NANO; NANOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; SOIL INVERTEBRATES; SOIL ORGANISMS; TOXICITY TEST;

AGGLOMERATION; ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; DISSOLUTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; IONIC STRENGTH; IRON OXIDES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; PH EFFECTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOXICITY; ZINC OXIDE;

SOILS;

COPPER; COSMETIC; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; HUMIC ACID; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SUNSCREEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CLAY SOIL; DISSOLUTION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; IRON OXIDE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MOBILITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEWAGE; SHAPE; SILVER; SIZE; SLUDGE; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL POLLUTION; TITANIUM; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; DISPERSION; DISSOLUTION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INVERTEBRATE; IONIC STRENGTH; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLUDGE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SURFACE CHARGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GOLD; INVERTEBRATES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SEWAGE; SILVER; SOIL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; ZINC OXIDE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84864002109     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1880     Document Type: Review

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