Environmental transformations of silver nanoparticles: impact on stability and toxicity

C Levard, EM Hotze, GV Lowry… - Environmental science & …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) readily transform in the environment, which modifies their
properties and alters their transport, fate, and toxicity. It is essential to consider such …

Sediment quality criteria in use around the world

GA Burton, Jr - Limnology, 2002 - Springer
There have been numerous sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) developed during the past
20 years to assist regulators in dealing with contaminated sediments. Unfortunately, most of …

Antibacterial activity of nanosilver ions and particles

GA Sotiriou, SE Pratsinis - Environmental science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
The antibacterial activity of nanosilver against Gram negative Escherichia coli bacteria is
investigated by immobilizing nanosilver on nanostructured silica particles and closely …

[BUCH][B] Fundamentals of ecotoxicology

MC Newman - 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
Each year ecotoxicological problems become increasingly complex and encompass
broader spatial and temporal scales. Our practical understanding must evolve accordingly to …

[BUCH][B] Freshwater ecology: concepts and environmental applications

WK Dodds - 2002 - books.google.com
Freshwater Ecology: Concepts and Environmental Applications is a general text covering
both basic and applied aspects of freshwater ecology and serves as an introduction to the …

[BUCH][B] Bioaccumulation in marine organisms: effect of contaminants from oil well produced water

JM Neff - 2002 - books.google.com
Large volumes of produced water are generated and discharged to the coastal and ocean
waters worldwide from offshore oil and gas production facilities. There is concern that the …

Why is metal bioaccumulation so variable? Biodynamics as a unifying concept

SN Luoma, PS Rainbow - Environmental Science & Technology, 2005 - ACS Publications
Ecological risks from metal contaminants are difficult to document because responses differ
among species, threats differ among metals, and environmental influences are complex …

Assessing sediment contamination in estuaries

PM Chapman, F Wang - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Historic and ongoing sediment contamination adversely affects estuaries, among the most
productive marine ecosystems in the world. However, all estuaries are not the same, and …

[BUCH][B] Environmental toxicology

DA Wright, P Welbourn - 2002 - books.google.com
Environmental Toxicology is a comprehensive introductory textbook dealing with most
aspects of the subject, from the molecular to the ecosystem level. Early chapters deal with …

Bioavailability and toxicity of dietborne copper and zinc to fish

SJ Clearwater, AM Farag, JS Meyer - … and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & …, 2002 - Elsevier
To date, most researchers have used dietborne metal concentrations rather than daily doses
to define metal exposure and this has resulted in contradictory data within and between fish …