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Michael F Hochella1, Steven K Lower, Patricia A Maurice

  • 1Center for NanoBioEarth, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420, USA. hochella@vt.edu

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|March 22, 2008
PubMed
まとめ

鉱物の性質は,ナノスケールでの粒子の大きさによって大きく変化します. これらの大きさに依存する変異は,地球化学的および生地化学的プロセスに影響を与え,地球に影響を与えます.

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