An investigation into the effects of nanoparticles on the bacterial diversity of freshwater and coastal marine sediments
Project Information
| Principal Investigator | |
| Institution | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| Project URL | View |
| Relevance to Implications | High |
| Class of Nanomaterial | Engineered Nanomaterials |
| Impact Sector | Environment |
| Broad Research Categories |
Exposure Hazard |
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Funding Information
| Country | UK |
| Anticipated Total Funding | $76,619.00 |
| Annual Funding | $76,619.00 |
| Funding Source | NERC |
| Funding Mechanism | |
| Funding Sector | Government |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Anticipated End Year | 2009 |
Abstract/Summary
To use laboratory-based exposure experiments to test the hypothesis that nanoparticles with known antibacterial properties could alter the diversity of the bacterial population in the sediment and the overlying water of freshwater and coastal environments
