Carbon nanotube-bioaccumulation and recent advances in environmental monitoring

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 905-938

  Sarma, Saurabh Jyoti ^a   Bhattacharya, Indrani ^a   Brar, Satinder Kaur ^a   Tyagi, Rajeshwar Dayal ^a   Surampalli, Rao Y ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

bioaccumulation; carbon nanotube; environmental release; monitoring; toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MONITORING; TOXICITY; YARN;

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; CONTAMINATED SITES; ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; HYDROPHOBIC NATURE; LABORATORY STUDIES; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; SURFACE WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMONITORING; CARBON; CONTAMINATED LAND; FOOD CHAIN; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSOLID; CELL SURFACE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; HUMAN; LANDFILL; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; SOIL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84921328230     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2014.924177     Document Type: Article

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