Toxicological evaluation of clay minerals and derived nanocomposites: A review

Environmental Research

Volumn 138, Issue , 2015, Pages 233-254

  Maisanaba, Sara ^a   Pichardo, Silvia ^a   Puerto, María ^a   Gutiérrez Praena, Daniel ^a   Cameán, Ana M ^a   Jos, Angeles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clay mineral; In vitro; In vivo; Nanocomposites; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; NANOCOMPOSITE; ALUMINUM SILICATE; BENTONITE; CLAY; KAOLIN;

BIOMARKER; CLAY; CLAY MINERAL; COMPOSITE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RODENT; TOXICOLOGY;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FOOD PACKAGING; RODENT;

RODENTIA;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; ANIMALS; BENTONITE; CELL SURVIVAL; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMANS; KAOLIN; MINERALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84923384756     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.12.024     Document Type: Review

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