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Federici, G., Shaw, B.J., Handy, R.D. (October 2007). Toxicity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles to rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Gill injury, oxidative stress, and other physiological effects. Aquatic Toxicology, 84 (4): 415-430.
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Franklin, N.M., Rogers, N.J., Apte, S.C. (2007). Comparative Toxicity of Nanoparticulate ZnO, Bulk ZnO, and ZnCl2 to a Freshwater Microalga (Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata): The Importance of Particle Solubility. Environ. Sci. Technol. Abstract
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Guo, G.N., Liu, W., Liang, J.G., He, Z.K., Xu, H.B., Yang, X.L. (April 2007). Probing the cytotoxicity of CdSe quantum dots with surface modification. Material Letters, 61(8-9): 1641-1644. Abstract.
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Handy, R.D., Shaw, B.J. (June 2007). Toxic effects of nanoparticles and nanomaterials: Implications for public health, risk assessment and the public perception of nanotechnology. Health, Risk & Society, 9(2), 125-144. Abstract
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Helland, A., Wick, P., Koehler, A., Schmid, K. and Som, C. (2007). Reviewing the Environmental and Human Health Knowledge Base of Carbon Nanotubes. Environmental Health Perspectives, 115: 1125–1131. Abstract.
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