The challenges of testing metal and metal oxide nanoparticles in algal bioassays: Titanium dioxide and gold nanoparticles as case studies

Nanotoxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1082-1094

  Hartmann, Nanna B ^a,b   Engelbrekt, Christian ^a   Zhang, Jingdong ^a   Ulstrup, Jens ^a   Kusk, Kresten Ole ^a   Baun, Anders ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Au; Ecotoxicity; Growth inhibition; Guidelines; TiO2

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; PIGMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGAL GROWTH; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; CELL COUNT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COULTER COUNTER; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETRY; GROWTH CURVE; HEMOCYTOMETER; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; SUSPENSION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALGAE;

EID: 84881267994     PISSN: 17435390     EISSN: 17435404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2012.710657     Document Type: Article

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