Open AccessEcological Uptake and Depuration of Carbon Nanotubes by Lumbriculus variegatus
Author(s) -
Elijah J. Petersen,
Qingguo Huang,
Walter J. Weber
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.10883
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , pyrene , environmental chemistry , organism , chemistry , bioaccumulation , biota , polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , ecology , biology , paleontology , engineering
Carbon nanotubes represent a class of nanomaterials having broad application potentials and documented cellular uptake and ecotoxicological effects that raise the possibility that they may bioaccumulate in living organisms.
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