Studies on the toxicity of an aqueous suspension of C60 nanoparticles using a bacterium (gen. Bacillus) and an aquatic plant (Lemna gibba) as in vitro model systems

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 142-143, Issue , 2013, Pages 347-354

  Santos, Sandra M A ^a   Dinis, Augusto M ^b,c   Rodrigues, David M F ^d   Peixoto, Francisco ^e   Videira, Romeu A ^d   Jurado, Amália S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth; Bacterial respiration; Chlorophylls; Chloroplast oxygen production; Fullerene

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; FULLERENE; FULLERENE NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUATIC PLANT; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPLAST; FULLERENE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RESPIRATION; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BREATHING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHLOROPLAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEMNA GIBBA; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOPLAST;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL RESPIRATION; CHLOROPHYLLS; CHLOROPLAST OXYGEN PRODUCTION; FULLERENE;

ARACEAE; BACILLUS; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPLASTS; FULLERENES; NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84885129407     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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