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    The effects of particulate matter on the fate and toxicity of silver nanoparticles

    Year: 2017, 2017
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Conine, Andrea, Thesis advisor (ths): Frost, Paul, Degree committee member (dgc): Wallschläger, Dirk, Degree committee member (dgc): Hintlemann, Holger, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>As an emerging contaminant, the antimicrobial agent silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been receiving considerable attention to determine their potential effects to aquatic ecosystems. However, estimates of aquatic consumer survivorship and other toxicological endpoints vary considerably among experiments, largely due to the environment in which the test takes place. Throughout this… more