Natural mineral particles are cytotoxic to rainbow trout gill epithelial cells in vitro.

Worldwide increases in fluvial fine sediment are a threat to aquatic animal health. Fluvial fine sediment is always a mixture of particles whose mineralogical composition differs depending on the sediment source and catchment area geology. Nonetheless, whether particle impact in aquatic organisms di...

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Main Authors: Christian Michel, Simon Herzog, Christian de Capitani, Patricia Burkhardt-Holm, Constanze Pietsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4081506?pdf=render