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SUBMITTER: Gaiser BK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2796498 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gaiser Birgit K BK Fernandes Teresa F TF Jepson Mark M Lead Jamie R JR Tyler Charles R CR Stone Vicki V
Environmental health : a global access science source 20091221
The aim of this project was to compare cerium oxide and silver particles of different sizes for their potential for uptake by aquatic species, human exposure via ingestion of contaminated food sources and to assess their resultant toxicity. The results demonstrate the potential for uptake of nano and larger particles by fish via the gastrointestinal tract, and by human intestinal epithelial cells, therefore suggesting that ingestion is a viable route of uptake into different organism types. A co ...[more]