Systematic and quantitative investigation of the mechanism of carbon nanotubes' toxicity toward Algae

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 8458-8466

  Long, Zhifeng ^a   Ji, Jing ^a   Yang, Kun ^a   Lin, Daohui ^a   Wu, Fengchang ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL GROWTH; ALGAL TOXICITY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHLORELLA SP; COMBINED EFFECT; GREEN ALGA; INCREASING PRODUCTION; METAL CATALYST; MULTI-WALLED CNT; NUTRIENT ELEMENTS; PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS; QUANTITATIVE INVESTIGATION; SHADING EFFECT;

ADSORPTION; AGGLOMERATION; TOXICITY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE;

ADSORPTION; AGGLOMERATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBON; CATALYST; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

ADSORPTION; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHLORELLA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT SHADING; PRECIPITATION;

ADSORPTION; CHLOROPHYTA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA SP.; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 84864663314     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es301802g     Document Type: Article

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