Nanosilver emissions to the atmosphere: A new challenge?

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  Walser, T ^a   Schwabe, F ^a   Thoni L ^b   De Temmerman, L ^c   Hellweg, S ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b FUB Research Group for Environmental Monitoring   (Switzerland)

^c VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Bryophytes; Deposition; Nanoparticles; Silver

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943420811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22671242     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/20130114003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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