Understanding the toxicity of carbon nanotubes in the environment is crucial to the control of nanomaterials in producing and processing and the assessment of health risk for human: A review

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 451-462

  Du, Jia ^a   Wang, Shutao ^a   You, Hong ^a   Zhao, Xuesong ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Mechanism; Nanomaterials; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; CELL TYPE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; ECOTOXICITY; EMBRYOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TOXICITY; SURFACE CHARGE;

CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); MECHANISM; NANOMATERIALS; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 84879371448     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2013.05.007     Document Type: Review

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