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Acute Aquatic Toxicity of Gold Nanoparticles to Freshwater Green Algae

Authors: Dědková Kateřina | Bureš Zdeněk | Palarčík Jiří | Vlček Miroslav | Kukutschová Jana

Year: 2014

Type of publication: článek ve sborníku

Name of source: Nanocon 2014, 6th International Conference

Publisher name: TANGER, spol. s r.o.

Place: Ostrava

Page from-to: 682-685

Titles:

Language	Name	Abstract	Keywords
cze	Akutní toxicita Au nanočástic na sledkovodní zelené řasy	Zlaté nanočástice byly připraveny redukcí kyselinou askorbovou a studována jejich toxicita na sladkovodní řasy.
eng	Acute Aquatic Toxicity of Gold Nanoparticles to Freshwater Green Algae	Gold nanoparticles are currently being extensively prepared and studied due to their unique physicochemical properties. Gold nanoparticles are used in biomedical fields, optical engineering, catalysis and other fields of human interest. It is widely known that these materials may have adverse effects to various organisms including green algae. Nano-gold may be released from commercially available products and pose an environmental risk to freshwater organisms e.g. Desmodesmus subspicatus. The paper describes the study of acute aquatic toxicity of gold nanoparticles prepared via reduction with ascorbic acid to freshwater green algae. These nanoparticles were observed to be capable of interacting with freshwater green algae and thus have potential adverse effects to freshwater phytoplankton	Acute aquatic toxicity;gold nanoparticles;Desmodesmus subpsicatus;Raphidocelis subcapitata

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