Effects of Nano-Titanium Dioxide on Freshwater Algal Population Dynamics

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Kulacki, Konrad J ^a,b   Cardinale, Bradley J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; NANOMATERIAL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; GROWTH RATE; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDICTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

BIOMASS; FRESH WATER; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHYTOPLANKTON; TITANIUM;

EID: 84867345600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047130     Document Type: Article

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