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At the end of the life cycle of carbon nanotubes : an ecotoxicological point of view

Anne Simon,Henner Hollert-2014-01-01-RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen)
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The increasing production and application of carbon nanotubes (CNT), might enhance the presence of this nanomaterial in the aquatic environment, and hence, the exposure of aquatic organisms. Triclocarban (TCC) is a high-production-volume chemical that is widely used as an antimicrobial compound and is known for its toxicity, endocrine disruption, bioaccumulation potential, and environmental persistence. CNT may interact with and further influence the fate and transport of other pollutants such as TCC. As TCC is used since 1957 in huge amounts, and MWCNT is supposed to reach the amount of a large scale production, both substances might involuntarily occur together in the environment. Firstly, three different cell lines (RTL-W1, T47Dluc, H295R) were exposed to multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), the antimicrobial agent TCC as well as the mixture of both substances in a concentration range of 3.13 to 50 mg CNT/L and 31.25 to 500 µg TCC/L. The influence of MWCNT and TCC on various toxico

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The increasing production and application of carbon nanotubes (CNT), might enhance the presence of this nanomaterial in the aquatic environment, and hence, the exposure of aquatic organisms. Triclocarban (TCC) is a high-production-volume chemical that is widely used as an antimicrobial compound and is known for its toxicity, endocrine disruption, bioaccumulation potential, and environmental persistence. CNT may interact with and further influence the fate and transport of other pollutants such as TCC. As TCC is used since 1957 in huge amounts, and MWCNT is supposed to reach the amount of a large scale production, both substances might involuntarily occur together in the environment. Firstly, three different cell lines (RTL-W1, T47Dluc, H295R) were exposed to multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), the antimicrobial agent TCC as well as the mixture of both substances in a concentration range of 3.13 to 50 mg CNT/L and 31.25 to 500 µg TCC/L. The influence of MWCNT and TCC on various toxico

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Point (geometry)Carbon nanotubeEnd pointEnvironmental scienceNanotechnologyComputer scienceMathematicsMaterials science

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