Trophic transfer, transformation, and impact of engineered nanomaterials in terrestrial environments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2526-2540

  Gardea Torresdey, Jorge L ^a   Rico, Cyren M ^a   White, Jason C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FOOD SUPPLY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUTRITION;

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; CARBON NANO-MATERIALS; CONTENT MODIFICATION; ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CHLOROPHYLL; ENGINEERED NANOMATERIAL; NANOMATERIAL; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; CARBON; CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRANSFORMATION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRONOMIC TRAIT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATERING SERVICE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; FOOD CROP; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD WEB; HYDROPONICS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PLANT TISSUE; PLANT YIELD; SOIL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MICROFLORA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TROPHIC LEVEL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; EDIBLE PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; FRUIT; HUMANS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANTS, EDIBLE; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84895558470     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4050665     Document Type: Article

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