A new medium for Caenorhabditis elegans toxicology and nanotoxicology studies designed to better reflect natural soil solution conditions

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1711-1717

  Tyne, William ^a   Lofts, Stephen ^a   Spurgeon, David J ^a   Jurkschat, Kerstin ^b   Svendsen, Claus ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fulvic acid; Ionic strength; Nanoparticle; PH; Silver; Toxicity test

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION; FULVIC ACIDS; NANOPARTICLE AGGLOMERATIONS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SILVER NITRATES; TEST SOLUTIONS; TOXICITY TEST;

IONIC STRENGTH; NANOPARTICLES; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILVER ALLOYS; SOIL MOISTURE; TOXICITY;

SILVER;

SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NITRATE; WATER;

FULVIC ACID; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEMATODE; PH; POREWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SILVER; SOIL FAUNA; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST; TOXICOLOGY;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL;

FULVIC ACID; IONIC STRENGTH; NANOPARTICLE; PH; SILVER; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NANOPARTICLES; REPRODUCTION; SILVER; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUTIONS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 84880294325     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2247     Document Type: Article

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