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Ecotoxicological impact of the semiconductor nanomaterial Bi2S3 on the water flea (Daphnia magna) and the apple snail (Pomacea sp.)

Florencia Feola, Angel Segura, Isabel Galain, Ivana Aguiar, Ignacio Machado, Mariela Pistón, María Eugenia Pérez Barthaburu

Journal of Nanoparticle Research· Volume 27· Issue 10
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