Comparative toxicity assessment of nanosilver on three Daphnia species in acute, chronic and multi-generation experiments.

The antibacterial properties of nanosilver have led to a versatile application spectrum including medical purposes and personal care products. However, the increasing use of nanosilver has raised concerns about its environmental impacts. Long-term exposure studies with aquatic invertebrates are esse...

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Main Authors: Carolin Völker, Cathinka Boedicker, Jan Daubenthaler, Matthias Oetken, Jörg Oehlmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3792065?pdf=render