Determination of nanosilver dissolution kinetics and toxicity in an environmentally relevant aqueous medium

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1783-1791

  Harmon, Ashley R ^a   Kennedy, Alan J ^a   Poda, Aimee R ^a   Bednar, Anthony J ^a   Chappell, Mark A ^a   Steevens, Jeffery A ^a  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolution kinetics; Ecotoxicity effects; Ionic strength; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; IONIC STRENGTH; KINETICS; NANOPARTICLES; SILVER; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TOXICITY;

DISSOLUTION KINETICS; ECOTOXICITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FIELD FLOW FRACTIONATION; HYDRODYNAMIC DIAMETER; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS); UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

AGGLOMERATION;

FRESH WATER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

CRUSTACEAN; DISSOLUTION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; REACTION KINETICS; SILVER; TOXICITY TEST;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DISSOLUTION; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; ECOTOXICITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FIELD FLOW FRACTIONATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; IONIC STRENGTH; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; TIME;

DAPHNIA MAGNA;

DISSOLUTION KINETICS; ECOTOXICITY EFFECTS; IONIC STRENGTH; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FRACTIONATION, FIELD FLOW; FRESH WATER; KINETICS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SILVER; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84904431392     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2616     Document Type: Article

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