Assessing the impact of copper and zinc oxide nanoparticles on soil: a field study.

It is not known if the annual production of tonnes of industrial nanoparticles (NPs) has the potential to impact terrestrial microbial communities, which are so necessary for ecosystem functioning. Here, we have examined the consequences of adding zero valent copper and zinc oxide NPs to soil in pot...

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Main Authors: Daniel Collins, Todd Luxton, Niraj Kumar, Shreya Shah, Virginia K Walker, Vishal Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3414451?pdf=render