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by protozoan, bacteria, eggs of fish, and adult fish. Thereafter, CNTs induced growth
inhibition in protozoan, and a respiratory toxicant in rainbow trout, leading to further
investigations of the toxicity of CNTs and fullerenes (Lam et al., 2004; Oberdörster,
2004; Jia et al., 2005).
In conclusion, with their promising properties, carbon nanotubes can be used in
the form of carbon nanotube membranes or filters (Srivastava et al., 2004). Then, using
these approaches, the toxicity or loss of CNTs to the environment can be eliminated. To
this end, it is expected that mesoporous carbon will play an important role in
environmental applications as soon as the cost for large-scale production is acceptable.
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