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Luo X, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Chen Q, Tu J, He M, Zhang J, Wu Y. Exploring the environmental factor fulvic acid attenuates the ecotoxicity of graphene oxide under food delivery exposure. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 270:115893. [PMID: 38154154 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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There is limited understanding of nanoparticle potential ecotoxicity, particularly regarding the influence of environmental factors that can be transferred through the food chain. Here, we assessed the transfer behavior and the ecotoxicity of commercially manufactured graphene oxide nano-materials (GO, <100 nm) in a food chain perspective spanning from Escherichia coli (E. coli) to Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) under simulated environmental conditions. Our findings revealed that E. coli preyed upon GO, subsequently transferring it to C. elegans, with a discernible distribution of GO observed in the digestive system and reproductive system. Accumulated GO generated serious ecological consequences for the higher level of the food chain (C. elegans). More importantly, GO and the resulting injurious effects of germ cells could be transferred to the next generation, indicating that GO exposure could cause genetic damage across generations. Previous research has demonstrated that GO can induce degradation of both the inner and outer cell membranes of E. coli, which is then transmitted to C. elegans through the food chain. Additionally, fulvic acid (FA) possesses various functional groups that enable interaction with nanomaterials. Our findings indicated that these interactions could mitigate ecotoxicity caused by GO exposure via food delivery, and this approach could be extended to modify GO in a way that significantly reduced its toxic effects without compromising performance. These results highlighted how environmental factors could attenuate ecological risks associated with nanomaterial transmission through the food chain.
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- Xun Luo
- School of Biological Engineering, Huainan Normal University, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Dust Prevention and Control & Occupational Health and Safety, Ministry of Education, PR China; Medicine School, Anhui University of Science & Technology, PR China.
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- School of Biological Engineering, Huainan Normal University, PR China.
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- School of Biological Engineering, Huainan Normal University, PR China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Huainan Normal University, PR China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Huainan Normal University, PR China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Huainan Normal University, PR China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Huainan Normal University, PR China
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Conti A, Campagnolo L, Diciotti S, Pietroiusti A, Toschi N. Predicting the cytotoxicity of nanomaterials through explainable, extreme gradient boosting. Nanotoxicology 2022; 16:844-856. [PMID: 36533909 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2022.2156823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) are a wide class of materials currently used in several industrial and biomedical applications. Due to their small size (1-100 nm), NPs can easily enter the human body, inducing tissue damage. NP toxicity depends on physical and chemical NP properties (e.g., size, charge and surface area) in ways and magnitudes that are still unknown. We assess the average as well as the individual importance of NP atomic descriptors, along with chemical properties and experimental conditions, in determining cytotoxicity endpoints for several nanomaterials. We employ a multicenter cytotoxicity nanomaterial database (12 different materials with first and second dimensions ranging between 2.70 and 81.2 nm and between 4.10 and 4048 nm, respectively). We develop a regressor model based on extreme gradient boosting with hyperparameter optimization. We employ Shapley additive explanations to obtain good cytotoxicity prediction performance. Model performances are quantified as statistically significant Spearman correlations between the true and predicted values, ranging from 0.5 to 0.7. Our results show that i) size in situ and surface areas larger than 200 nm and 50 m2/g, respectively, ii) primary particles smaller than 20 nm; iii) irregular (i.e., not spherical) shapes and iv) positive Z-potentials contribute the most to the prediction of NP cytotoxicity, especially if lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assays are employed for short experimental times. These results were moderately stable across toxicity endpoints, although some degree of variability emerged across dose quantification methods, confirming the complexity of nano-bio interactions and the need for large, systematic experimental characterization to reach a safer-by-design approach.
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- Allegra Conti
- Medical Physics Section, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Histology and Embryology Section, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering 'Guglielmo Marconi', University of Bologna, Cesena, Italy.,Alma Mater Research Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, Bologna, Italy
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- Medical Physics Section, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Yu Y, Zhou Z, Huang G, Cheng H, Han L, Zhao S, Chen Y, Meng F. Purifying water with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-incorporated membranes: Recent advancements and critical challenges. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 222:118901. [PMID: 35933814 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In the face of the growing global water crisis, membrane technology is a promising means of purifying water and wastewater. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been widely used to improve membrane performance, for antibiofouling, and to aid in photocatalytic degradation, thermal response, and electro-conductivity. However, several critical issues such as short antimicrobial periods, trade-off effects and silver inactivation seriously restrict the engineering application of AgNPs-incorporated membranes. In addition, there is controversy around the use of AgNPs given the toxic preparation process and environmental/biological risks. Hence, it is of great significance to summarize and analyze the recent developments and critical challenges in the use of AgNPs-incorporated membranes in water and wastewater treatment, and to propose potential solutions. We reviewed the different properties and functions of AgNPs and their corresponding applications in AgNPs-incorporated membranes. Recently, multifunctional, novel AgNP-incorporated membranes combined with other functional materials have been developed with high-performance. We further clarified the synergistic mechanisms between AgNPs and these novel nanomaterials and/or polymers, and elucidated their functions and roles in membrane separation. Finally, the critical challenges of AgNPs-incorporated membranes and the proposed solutions were outlined: i) Prolonging the antimicrobial cycle through long-term and controlled AgNPs release; ii) Overcoming the trade-off effect and organic fouling of the AgNPs-incorporated membranes; iii) Preparation of sustainable AgNPs-incorporated membranes; iv) Addressing biotoxicity induced by AgNPs; and v) Deactivation of AgNPs-incorporated membrane. Overall, this review provides a comprehensive discussion of the advancements and challenges of AgNPs-incorporated membranes and guides the development of more robust, multi-functional and sustainable AgNPs-incorporated membranes.
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- Yuanyuan Yu
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Rural Cleaner Production, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Rural Cleaner Production, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Minhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Rural Cleaner Production, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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Krovi SA, Moreno Caffaro MM, Aravamudhan S, Mortensen NP, Johnson LM. Fabrication of Nylon-6 and Nylon-11 Nanoplastics and Evaluation in Mammalian Cells. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:2699. [PMID: 35957130 PMCID: PMC9370135 DOI: 10.3390/nano12152699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) exist in certain environments, beverages, and food products. However, the ultimate risk and consequences of MPs and NPs on human health remain largely unknown. Studies involving the biological effects of small-scale plastics have predominantly used commercially available polystyrene beads, which cannot represent the breadth of globally dominant plastics. Nylon is a commodity plastic that is used across various industry sectors with substantial global production. Here, a series of well-characterized nylon-11 and nylon-6 NPs were successfully fabricated with size distributions of approximately 100 nm and 500 nm, respectively. The facile fabrication steps enabled the incorporation of fluorescent tracers in these NPs to aid the intracellular tracking of particles. RAW 264.7 macrophages were exposed to nylon NPs in a dose-dependent manner and cytotoxic concentrations and cellular uptake were determined. These well-characterized nylon NPs support future steps to assess how the composition and physicochemical properties may affect complex biological systems and ultimately human health.
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- Sai Archana Krovi
- RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC 27709, USA
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- Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina A&T State University, 2907 E. Gate City Blvd., Greensboro, NC 27401, USA
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- RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC 27709, USA
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- RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC 27709, USA
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Chopra H, Bibi S, Goyal R, Gautam RK, Trivedi R, Upadhyay TK, Mujahid MH, Shah MA, Haris M, Khot KB, Gopan G, Singh I, Kim JK, Jose J, Abdel-Daim MM, Alhumaydhi FA, Emran TB, Kim B. Chemopreventive Potential of Dietary Nanonutraceuticals for Prostate Cancer: An Extensive Review. Front Oncol 2022; 12:925379. [PMID: 35903701 PMCID: PMC9315356 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.925379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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There are more than two hundred fifty different types of cancers, that are diagnosed around the world. Prostate cancer is one of the suspicious type of cancer spreading very fast around the world, it is reported that in 2018, 29430 patients died of prostate cancer in the United State of America (USA), and hence it is expected that one out of nine men diagnosed with this severe disease during their lives. Medical science has identified cancer at several stages and indicated genes mutations involved in the cancer cell progressions. Genetic implications have been studied extensively in cancer cell growth. So most efficacious drug for prostate cancer is highly required just like other severe diseases for men. So nutraceutical companies are playing major role to manage cancer disease by the recommendation of best natural products around the world, most of these natural products are isolated from plant and mushrooms because they contain several chemoprotective agents, which could reduce the chances of development of cancer and protect the cells for further progression. Some nutraceutical supplements might activate the cytotoxic chemotherapeutic effects by the mechanism of cell cycle arrest, cell differentiation procedures and changes in the redox states, but in other, it also elevate the levels of effectiveness of chemotherapeutic mechanism and in results, cancer cell becomes less reactive to chemotherapy. In this review, we have highlighted the prostate cancer and importance of nutraceuticals for the control and management of prostate cancer, and the significance of nutraceuticals to cancer patients during chemotherapy.
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- Hitesh Chopra
- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Shifa Tameer-e-milat University, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Yunnan Herbal Laboratory, College of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Maharishi Markandeshwar (MM) School of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Sadopur-Ambala, India
- Maharishi Markandeshwar (MM) College of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana-Ambala, India
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- Maharishi Markandeshwar (MM) School of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Sadopur-Ambala, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences and Animal Cell Culture and Immunobiochemistry Lab, Centre of Research for Development, Parul University, Vadodara, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences and Animal Cell Culture and Immunobiochemistry Lab, Centre of Research for Development, Parul University, Vadodara, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences and Animal Cell Culture and Immunobiochemistry Lab, Centre of Research for Development, Parul University, Vadodara, India
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, NITTE Deemed-to-be University, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mangalore, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, NITTE Deemed-to-be University, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mangalore, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, NITTE Deemed-to-be University, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mangalore, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong, Bangladesh
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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Zheng Y, Nowack B. Meta-analysis of Bioaccumulation Data for Nondissolvable Engineered Nanomaterials in Freshwater Aquatic Organisms. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2022; 41:1202-1214. [PMID: 35188281 PMCID: PMC9314877 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Understanding the bioaccumulation of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) is essential for making regulatory decisions on potential environmental risks. Research in the field of ENM bioaccumulation has increased in recent years, but the compilation and statistical analysis of the available experimental data have not been updated. We therefore performed a meta-analysis of the existing literature on the bioaccumulation of eight types of nondissolvable ENMs (titanium dioxide [TiO2 ], aluminum oxide [Al2 O3 ], gold [Au], fullerene [C60 ], carbon nanotubes, iron oxide [FeOx ], graphene, and polystyrene) in nonmammalian freshwater aquatic organisms across three trophic levels including phytoplankton, zooplankton, and fish. Three typical endpoints were used to assess the bioaccumulation potential: the bioconcentration factor (BCF), the bioaccumulation factor (BAF), and the biomagnification factor (BMF). Our results suggest that zooplankton has greater mean logarithmic BCF and BAF values than phytoplankton (3.31 vs. 1.42) and fish (2.04). The ENMs are biomagnified in zooplankton, with a mean BMF of 17.4, whereas trophic transfer from primary consumers (zooplankton) to secondary consumers (fish) was not observed (mean BMF of 0.13). No clear dependency was identified between the physicochemical characteristics of ENMs (e.g., primary particle size, zeta potential, or shape) and bioaccumulation, except for coated versus uncoated particles accumulated in phytoplankton. Carbonaceous ENMs were found to be more bioaccumulated than the other ENMs we considered, except for TiO2 . A meta-analysis of bioaccumulation data can (1) deepen the understanding of bioconcentration, bioaccumulation, and biomagnification of ENMs, (2) be used to support grouping strategies as a basis for a safer-by-design approach for ENMs, (3) be integrated into comprehensive hazard and risk assessments, (4) promote the standardization of testing guidelines, and (5) enhance future kinetic bioaccumulation modeling. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:1202-1214. © 2022 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- Yuanfang Zheng
- Technology and Society LabSwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyGallenSwitzerland
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- Technology and Society LabSwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyGallenSwitzerland
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Lu HY, Wang YJ, Hou WC. Bioaccumulation and depuration of TiO 2 nanoparticles by zebrafish through dietary exposure: Size- and number concentration-resolved analysis using single-particle ICP-MS. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 426:127801. [PMID: 34863574 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The bioaccumulation and depuration of TiO2 nanoparticles (TiO2NPs) by zebrafish via the dietary exposure following the OECD Test Guideline 305 (OECD TG305) was evaluated using particle size- and number concentration-resolved analysis based on single-particle ICP-MS (spICP-MS). We found that using enzymatic digestion without H2O2 or excessive heating can recover 84.0 ± 4.0% and 94.5 ± 3.5% of TiO2NP mass and number concentrations from fish tissue, respectively, without altering the size distribution of parent TiO2NPs. OECD TG305 can allow for the evaluation of bioaccumulation and depuration of TiO2NPs by fish based on the particle mass and number dose metrics. The toxicokinetic modeling can reasonably describe the mass- and number-based measurement data with the derived absorption efficiency α at ~0.2, depuration rate at ~0.5 d-1, and kinetic biomagnification factor (BMFk) at ~0.007 comparable with available data. The mass concentration- and number concentration-based bioaccumulation metrics including body burdens are correlated for TiO2NPs that remained nano-sized in vivo and exhibited marginal physicochemical alterations upon uptake by fish. The result indicates that the traditional mass concentration metric may be used to represent the fish bioaccumulation potential for chemically inert NPs like TiO2.
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- Hsin-Yi Lu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan.
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Hendricks N, Olatunji OS, Gumbi BP. Quantification and Ecological Risk Assessment of Colloidal Fullerenes Nanoparticles in Sediments by Ultrasonic-Assisted Pressurized Liquid Extraction and High Performance Liquid Chromatography. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11123319. [PMID: 34947668 PMCID: PMC8705665 DOI: 10.3390/nano11123319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Fullerenes engineered nanomaterials are regarded as emerging environmental contaminants. This is as their widespread application in many consumer products, as well as natural release, increases their environmental concentration. In this work, an ultrasonic-assisted pressurized liquid extraction (UAPLE) method followed by high performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet-visible detector (HPLC-UV-vis) was developed for extraction and determination of fullerene in sediments. The method was validated and found to be suitable for environmental risk assessment. Thereafter, the method was used for the determination of fullerene (C61-PCBM) in sediment samples collected from Umgeni River, South Africa. The current method allows for adequate sensitivity within the linear range of 0.01–4 µg g−1, method limit detection of 0.0094 µg g−1 and recoveries ranged between 67–84%. All the parameters were determined from fortified sediments samples. The measured environmental concentration (MEC) of fullerene in the sediment samples ranged from not detected to 30.55 µg g−1. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the occurrence and ecological risk assessment of carbonaceous fullerene nanoparticles in African sediments and biosolids.
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Dodds WK, Guinnip JP, Schechner AE, Pfaff PJ, Smith EB. Fate and toxicity of engineered nanomaterials in the environment: A meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 796:148843. [PMID: 34280635 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The global environment annually receives thousands of tons of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs, particles less than 100 nm diameter). These particles have high active surface area, unique chemical properties, and can enter cells. Humanity uses many ENMs for their biological reactivity (e.g. microbicides), but their environmental effects are complex. We cataloged 2102 experimental results on whole organisms for 22 particle classes (mainly on Ag, Zn, Ti, and Cu) to assess biological responses, effective and lethal concentrations, and bioaccumulation of ENMs. Most responses were negative and varied significantly by particle type, functional group of organism, and type of response. Smaller particles tended to be more toxic. Aquatic organisms responded more negatively than did terrestrial organisms. Animals generally were most sensitive and plants least. Silver ENMs generally had the strongest negative effects. Effective and lethal concentrations generally exceeded modeled environmentally relevant concentrations and organisms usually did not accumulate or biomagnify to concentrations above those in their environment. However, most experiments lasted less than a week and were not field studies. Research to date is probably insufficient to understand chronic effects and long-term biomagnification. Numerous unique and untested ENMs continue to enter environments at accelerating rates, and our analysis indicates potential for negative effects. Our data suggest substantial research is still required to understand the ultimate influence of ENMs as they continue to accumulate in the environment. Around 40% of the papers with experimental data for ENMs failed with respect to reporting means, sample sizes, or experimental error, or they did not have proper experimental design (e.g. lack of true controls). We need more high-quality experiments that are more realistic (field or mesocosm), longer duration, contain a wider range of organisms, and account for complex food web structure.
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- Walter K Dodds
- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA.
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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Velicogna JR, Schwertfeger D, Jesmer A, Beer C, Kuo J, DeRosa MC, Scroggins R, Smith M, Princz J. Soil invertebrate toxicity and bioaccumulation of nano copper oxide and copper sulphate in soils, with and without biosolids amendment. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 217:112222. [PMID: 33895496 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The fate, toxicity and bioaccumulation of copper oxide nanoparticles (nCuO) was investigated in soil, with and without biosolids amendment, through chronic exposures using the earthworm, Eisenia andrei, and the collembolan, Folsomia candida. The effects of copper sulphate (CuSO4) were included so as to compare the behavior of nCuO to a readily soluble counterpart. The fate of nCuO was evaluated through characterization of dissolved and nano-particulate fractions (via single particle ICP-MS) as well as extractable Cu2+ throughout the duration of select tests. Neither Cu form was particularly toxic to F. candida, but effects on E. andrei reproduction were significant in all treatments (IC50 range: 98 - 149 mg Cu kg-1 dry soil). There were no significant differences in toxicity between the Cu forms, nor in extractable Cu2+ activities, indicative that particle dissolution within the soil and, subsequent activity of Cu2+ was likely the primary mode of toxicity in the nCuO exposures. The presence of biosolids did not significantly alter toxicity of nCuO, but did affect Cu2+ activity over time. Bioaccumulation of total Cu in E. andrei when exposed to nCuO (kinetic bioaccumulation factor (BAFk): 0.80 with biosolids and 0.81 without) was lower than exposure to CuSO4 (BAFk: 2.31 with biosolids and 1.12 without). Enhanced dark-field hyperspectral imaging showed accumulation of nCuO along the epidermis and gut of E. andrei, with trace amounts observed in muscle and chloragogenous tissue, providing evidence of nCuO translocation within the organism. The present study demonstrates that the current risk assessment approach for trace metals in the environment, based on substance solubility and bioavailability of the dissolved free ion, are applicable for nCuO exposure to soil invertebrates, but that the rate of particle dissolution in different soil environments is an important factor for consideration.
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- Jessica R Velicogna
- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Carleton University, Biology Department, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Carleton University, Biology Department, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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El Kholy S, Giesy JP, Al Naggar Y. Consequences of a short-term exposure to a sub lethal concentration of CdO nanoparticles on key life history traits in the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 410:124671. [PMID: 33349477 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nanoparticles of cadmium oxide (CdO NPs) are among the most common industrial metal oxide nanoparticles. Early adulthood (P1) fruit flies (D. melanogaster) were exposed for 7 days to a sub lethal concentration (0.03 mg CdO NPs/mL, which was 20% of the LC50), spiked into food media to test whether short episodes of CdO NPs exposures early in adult life have long-lasting effects on life history traits such as fecundity well beyond exposure times. All studied life history traits, as well as climbing behavior were adversely affected by exposure to CdO NPs. A blistered wing phenotype was also observed in the non-exposed progeny (F1) of adult flies (P1) and their fecundity was significantly decreased (-50%) compared to the fecundity of non-exposed (control) F1 flies. Expressions of antioxidant enzymes encoding genes; catalase and superoxide dismutase (SOD2) were significantly up regulated in P1 flies compared to control. Expression of metallothionein encoding genes (MTn A-D) were significantly up-regulated in both parent flies (P1) and their progeny (F1) after exposure of P1 flies to CdO NPs compared to non-exposed control flies, suggesting long-term potential effects. Taken together, these findings indicate that short-term exposure to a sub-lethal CdO NP concentration is sufficient to have long-lasting, adverse effects on fruit flies.
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- Samar El Kholy
- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, 31527 Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences and Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B3, Canada; Department of Environmental Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA; General Zoology, Institute for Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Hoher Weg 8, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, 31527 Tanta, Egypt; General Zoology, Institute for Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Hoher Weg 8, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Hernández-Díaz JA, Garza-García JJ, Zamudio-Ojeda A, León-Morales JM, López-Velázquez JC, García-Morales S. Plant-mediated synthesis of nanoparticles and their antimicrobial activity against phytopathogens. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2021; 101:1270-1287. [PMID: 32869290 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Nanotechnology is an emerging science with a wide array of applications involving the synthesis and manipulation of materials with dimensions in the range of 1-100 nm. Nanotechnological applications include diverse fields such as pharmaceuticals, medicine, the environment, food processing and agriculture. Regarding the latter, applications are mainly focused on plant growth and crop protection against plagues and diseases. In recent years, the biogenic reduction of elements such as Ag, Au, Cu, Cd, Al, Se, Zn, Ce, Ti and Fe with plant extracts has become one of the most accepted techniques for obtaining nanoparticles (NPs), as it is considered an ecological and cost-effective process without the use of chemical contaminants. The objective of this work was to review NPs synthesized by green chemistry using vegetable extracts, as well as their use as antimicrobial agents against phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria. Given the need for alternatives to control and integrate management of phytopathogens, this review is relevant to agriculture, although this technology is barely exploited in this field. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- José A Hernández-Díaz
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, Zapopan, Mexico
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, Zapopan, Mexico
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, CONACYT - Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, Zapopan, Mexico
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, Zapopan, Mexico
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, CONACYT - Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, Zapopan, Mexico
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Albalawi F, Hussein MZ, Fakurazi S, Masarudin MJ. Engineered Nanomaterials: The Challenges and Opportunities for Nanomedicines. Int J Nanomedicine 2021; 16:161-184. [PMID: 33447033 PMCID: PMC7802788 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s288236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The emergence of nanotechnology as a key enabling technology over the past years has opened avenues for new and innovative applications in nanomedicine. From the business aspect, the nanomedicine market was estimated to worth USD 293.1 billion by 2022 with a perception of market growth to USD 350.8 billion in 2025. Despite these opportunities, the underlying challenges for the future of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in nanomedicine research became a significant obstacle in bringing ENMs into clinical stages. These challenges include the capability to design bias-free methods in evaluating ENMs' toxicity due to the lack of suitable detection and inconsistent characterization techniques. Therefore, in this literature review, the state-of-the-art of engineered nanomaterials in nanomedicine, their toxicology issues, the working framework in developing a toxicology benchmark and technical characterization techniques in determining the toxicity of ENMs from the reported literature are explored.
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- Fahad Albalawi
- Department of Medical Laboratory and Blood Bank, King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
- Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Natural Medicine and Product Research Laboratory Institute of Bioscience, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Parsai T, Kumar A. Tradeoff between risks through ingestion of nanoparticle contaminated water or fish: Human health perspective. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 740:140140. [PMID: 32927548 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study proposed a framework (termed as "nanoHealthRisk" hereafter) for incorporating i) interaction of nanoparticles (NPs) with fishes, ii) availability of NPs to the human digestive system, and iii) estimation of health risk due to fish consumption and inadvertent ingestion of NP-contaminated surface water, for the first time as per the literature review. The framework was applied for estimating health risks due to hypothetical exposures of pristine ZnO, CuO, and TiO2 NPs (without any surface functionalization) from fish tissues. Values of bio- concentration factors (BCF) of ZnO, CuO, and TiO2 NPs in fish and model distributions of bio-assimilation factor of ZnO, CuO and TiO2 NPs in the human digestive system were incorporated explicitly in the risk assessment of NPs for the first time. ZnO NP was observed to be transferred more to the human digestive system from aqueous matrix than the other two NPs. Maximum allowable values of NP posing no risk were found to be 0.115 mg/L, 0.152 mg/L, and 1.77 × 107 mg/L for pristine ZnO, CuO and TiO2 NP, respectively. At the environmental concentration range, exposures of studied NPs from aquatic environment under the assumptions used did not pose any health risk under the conditions studied in this study. More work is required to (1) Estimate bio-concentration factors of a mixture of NPs with other constituents in fish tissues, (2) Estimate dissolution of NP from fish tissue in human digestive media, (3) Generate new data to develop reference dose of NP for human health risk assessment, and (4) Study effect of NP fate in the water on health risk through fish consumption pathway. Until all above-mentioned aspects are not explicitly incorporated in the risk assessment framework, risk estimates do not represent the risk from environment completely. Thus, continuous monitoring of these NPs in the environment is required to protect health due to chronic exposure of small concentrations of NPs from an aqueous matrix.
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- Tanushree Parsai
- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India.
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Chen M, Liao X, Yan SC, Gao Y, Yang C, Song Y, Liu Y, Li W, Tsang SY, Chen ZF, Qi Z, Cai Z. Uptake, Accumulation, and Biomarkers of PM 2.5-Associated Organophosphate Flame Retardants in C57BL/6 Mice after Chronic Exposure at Real Environmental Concentrations. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:9519-9528. [PMID: 32609501 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c02237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Although the bioaccumulation of organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) in aquatic organisms has been investigated, little information is available about their bioaccumulation in mammals following chronic inhalation exposure. To address this knowledge gap, C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 7 PM2.5-associated OPFRs via the trachea to study their bioaccumulation, tissue distribution, and urinary metabolites. Low (corresponding to the real PM2.5 concentrations occurring during winter in Guangzhou), medium, and high dosages were examined. After 72 days' exposure, ∑OPFR concentrations in tissues from mice in the medium dosage group decreased in the order of intestine > heart > stomach > testis > kidney > spleen > brain > liver > lung > muscle. Of the OPFRs detected in all three exposure groups, chlorinated alkyl OPFRs were most heavily accumulated in mice. We found a significant positive correlation between the bioaccumulation ratio and octanol-air partition coefficient (KOA) in mice tissues for low log KOW OPFR congeners (log KOW ≤ 4, p < 0.05). Three urinary metabolites (di-p-cresyl phosphate: DCrP, diphenyl phosphate: DPhP, dibutyl phosphate: DnBP) were detected from the high dosage group. These results provide important insights into the bioaccumulation potential of OPFRs in mammals and emphasize the health risk of chlorinated alkyl OPFRs.
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- Min Chen
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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Suhendra E, Chang CH, Hou WC, Hsieh YC. A Review on the Environmental Fate Models for Predicting the Distribution of Engineered Nanomaterials in Surface Waters. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21124554. [PMID: 32604975 PMCID: PMC7349326 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Exposure assessment is a key component in the risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). While direct and quantitative measurements of ENMs in complex environmental matrices remain challenging, environmental fate models (EFMs) can be used alternatively for estimating ENMs' distributions in the environment. This review describes and assesses the development and capability of EFMs, focusing on surface waters. Our review finds that current engineered nanomaterial (ENM) exposure models can be largely classified into three types: material flow analysis models (MFAMs), multimedia compartmental models (MCMs), and spatial river/watershed models (SRWMs). MFAMs, which is already used to derive predicted environmental concentrations (PECs), can be used to estimate the releases of ENMs as inputs to EFMs. Both MCMs and SRWMs belong to EFMs. MCMs are spatially and/or temporally averaged models, which describe ENM fate processes as intermedia transfer of well-mixed environmental compartments. SRWMs are spatiotemporally resolved models, which consider the variability in watershed and/or stream hydrology, morphology, and sediment transport of river networks. As the foundation of EFMs, we also review the existing and emerging ENM fate processes and their inclusion in recent EFMs. We find that while ENM fate processes, such as heteroaggregation and dissolution, are commonly included in current EFMs, few models consider photoreaction and sulfidation, evaluation of the relative importance of fate processes, and the fate of weathered/transformed ENMs. We conclude the review by identifying the opportunities and challenges in using EFMs for ENMs.
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Pearce KM, Okon I, Watson-Wright C. Induction of Oxidative DNA Damage and Epithelial Mesenchymal Transitions in Small Airway Epithelial Cells Exposed to Cosmetic Aerosols. Toxicol Sci 2020; 177:248-262. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfaa089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Engineered metal nanoparticles (ENPs) are frequently incorporated into aerosolized consumer products, known as nano-enabled products (NEPs). Concern for consumer pulmonary exposures grows as NEPs produce high concentrations of chemically modified ENPs. A significant knowledge gap still exists surrounding NEP aerosol respiratory effects as previous research focuses on pristine/unmodified ENPs. Our research evaluated metal-containing aerosols emitted from nano-enabled cosmetics and their induction of oxidative stress and DNA damage, which may contribute to epithelial mesenchymal transitions (EMT) within primary human small airway epithelial cells. We utilized an automated NEP generation system to monitor and gravimetrically collect aerosols from two aerosolized cosmetic lines. Aerosol monitoring data were inputted into modeling software to determine potential inhaled dose and in vitro concentrations. Toxicological profiles of aerosols and comparable pristine ENPs (TiO2 and Fe2O3) were used to assess reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress by fluorescent-based assays. Single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) damage and 8-oxoguanine were detected using the CometChip assay after 24-h exposure. Western blots were conducted after 21-day exposure to evaluate modulation of EMT markers. Results indicated aerosols possessed primarily ultrafine particles largely depositing in tracheobronchial lung regions. Significant increases in oxidative stress, ssDNA damage, and 8-oxoguanine were detected post-exposure to aerosols versus pristine ENPs. Western blots revealed statistically significant decreases in E-cadherin and increases in vimentin, fascin, and CD44 for two aerosols, indicating EMT. This work suggests certain prolonged NEP inhalation exposures cause oxidative DNA damage, which may play a role in cellular changes associated with reduced respiratory function and should be of concern.
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- Center for Molecular & Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302
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Gouin T. Toward an Improved Understanding of the Ingestion and Trophic Transfer of Microplastic Particles: Critical Review and Implications for Future Research. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2020; 39:1119-1137. [PMID: 32223000 PMCID: PMC7383496 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Microplastic particles have been observed in the environment and routinely detected in the stomachs and intestines of aquatic organisms over the last 50 yr. In the present review, information on the ingestion of plastic debris of varying sizes is collated, including data for >800 species representing approximately 87 000 individual organisms, for which plastic debris and microplastic particles have been observed in approximately 17 500, or 20%. The average reported number of microplastic particles/individual across all studies is estimated to be 4, with studies typically reporting averages ranging from 0 to 10 particles/individual. A general observation is that although strong evidence exists for the biological ingestion of microplastic particles, they do not bioaccumulate and do not appear to be subject to biomagnification as a result of trophic transfer through food webs, with >99% of observations from field-based studies reporting that microplastic particles are located within the gastrointestinal tract. Overall, there is substantial heterogeneity in how samples are collected, processed, analyzed, and reported, causing significant challenges in attempting to assess temporal and spatial trends or helping to inform a mechanistic understanding. Nevertheless, several studies suggest that the characteristics of microplastic particles ingested by organisms are generally representative of plastic debris in the vicinity where individuals are collected. Monitoring of spatial and temporal trends of ingested microplastic particles could thus potentially be useful in assessing mitigation efforts aimed at reducing the emission of plastic and microplastic particles to the environment. The development and application of standardized analytical methods are urgently needed to better understand spatial and temporal trends. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020;39:1119-1137. © 2020 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- Todd Gouin
- TG Environmental Research, Sharnbrook, BedfordshireUnited Kingdom
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Shi Q, Zhang H, Wang C, Ren H, Yan C, Zhang X, Chang XL. Bioaccumulation, biodistribution,and depuration of 13C-labelled fullerenols in zebrafish through dietary exposure. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 191:110173. [PMID: 31935558 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In aquatic organisms, dietary exposure to nanomaterials is not only one of the important uptake pathways, but it is also one method to assess the transmission risk of the food chain. To address this concern, we quantitatively investigated the accumulation and depuration of fullerenols in the tissues of zebrafish after exposure to fullerenols-contaminated Daphnia magna. After exposure to 13C-labelled fullerenol solution at a concentration of 2.5 mg/L for 72 h, the steady state concentration of fullerenols in D. magna was 31.20 ± 1.59 mg/g dry weight. During the 28 d uptake period for zebrafish, fullerenols in the tissues increased in a tissue- and day-dependent manner, and the major target tissues of fullerenols were the intestines and liver, followed by the gill, muscle, and brain. The kinetic parameters of uptake and depuration were also quantitatively analyzed. After depuration for 15 d, a certain amount of residual fullerenols remained in the tissues, especially the brain, where approximately 64 d may be needed to achieve 90% of the cumulative concentration depuration. The calculated distribution-based trophic transfer factors (TTFd values) (from 0.26 to 0.49) indicated that the tissue biomagnification of fullerenols by zebrafish through dietary exposure may not occur. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed the presence of fullerenols in D. magna and the tissues of zebrafish. Our research data are essential for thoroughly understanding of the fate of nanoparticles through the dietary exposure pathway and directing future tissue bioeffect studies regarding target tissues for further research.
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- Qiuyue Shi
- Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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- Key Lab for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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- Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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- Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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- Key Lab for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Gao Y, Xie Z, Feng J, Ma W, Zhu L. Different factors determined the toxicokinetics of organic chemicals and nanomaterials exposure to zebrafish (Danio Rerio). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 186:109810. [PMID: 31629190 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Little is known about how the chemical properties (molecular structure, such as the hydrophobic and hydrophilic end group for organic chemical, and particle size for nanomaterials (NMs)) quantitatively affect the toxicokinetics (TK) in organisms especially in short-term, single-species studies. A novel method based on a first-order one compartment TK model which described the monophasic uptake pattern and two-compartment TK model which adequately described the biphasic metabolism pattern was used to determine the bioconcentration and TK rate constants of organic compounds (n = 17) and nanomaterials (NMs, n = 7) in zebrafish. For both one and two compartment model, the uptake (kin) and elimination (kout) rate constants were fitted using a one- and two-compartment first-order kinetic model, and bioconcentration factors (BCF) and 95% depuration times (t95) for all tested chemicals were calculated, respectively. The results showed that there was significant difference in TK parameters kin, kout, and BCF between organic chemicals and nano metal oxides. For organic compounds, significant correlations were found between the kin and BCF and the octanol-water partition coefficient (Kow) and molecular mass. For nano metal oxides, there was a significant negative correlation between the kin or BCF and particle size, but a positive correlation between kin and Zeta potential of nanoparticles and also a significant positive correlation between kout and particle size or specific surface area. Those findings indicated that NMs particle size does matter in biological influx and efflux processes. Our results suggest that the TK process for organic compound and NMs are correlated by different chemical properties and highlight that the Kow, the absorption kin, metabolism k12 and k21, elimination rate kout, and all the parameters that enable the prediction and partitioning of chemicals need to be precisely determined in order to allow an effective TK modeling. It would therefore appear that the TK process of untested chemicals by a fish may be extrapolated from known chemical properties.
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- Yongfei Gao
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Environmental Criteria of Ministry of Education and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Tianjin Academy of Environmental Sciences, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Environmental Criteria of Ministry of Education and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Environmental Criteria of Ministry of Education and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Environmental Criteria of Ministry of Education and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Ecotoxicity Assessment of Fe 3O 4 Magnetic Nanoparticle Exposure in Adult Zebrafish at an Environmental Pertinent Concentration by Behavioral and Biochemical Testing. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9060873. [PMID: 31181856 PMCID: PMC6631370 DOI: 10.3390/nano9060873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Magnetic Nanoparticles (MNPs) are widely being investigated as novel promising multifunctional agents, specifically in the fields of development for theranostics, electronics, waste water treatment, cosmetics, and energy storage devices. Unique, superior, and indispensable properties of magnetization, heat transfer, and melting temperature make MNPs emerge in the field of therapeutics in future healthcare industries. However, MNPs ecotoxicity as well as behavioral toxicity is still unexplored. Ecotoxicity analysis may assist investigate MNPs uptake mechanism and its influence on bioavailability under a given set of environmental factors, which can be followed to investigate the biomagnification of MNPs in the environment and health risk possessed by them in an ecological food chain. In this study, we attempted to determine the behavioral changes in zebrafishes at low (1 ppm) or high (10 ppm) concentration levels of Fe3O4 MNPs. The synthesized Fe3O4 MNPs sized at 15 nm were characterized by the transmission electron microscope (TEM), the superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer, and the multiple behavior tests for novel tank, mirror biting, conspecific social interaction, shoaling, circadian rhythm, and short-term memory of zebrafish under MNPs chronic exposure were demonstrated. Low concentration MNP exposure did not trigger alteration for majority behavioral and biochemical tests in adult zebrafish. However, tight shoal groups were observed at a high concentration of MNPs exposure along with a modest reduction in fish exploratory behavior and a significant reduction in conspecific social interaction behavior. By using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), we found a high dose of MNPs exposure significantly elevated cortisol, acetylcholine, and catalase levels while reducing serotonin, acetylcholine esterase, and dopamine levels in the brain. Our data demonstrates chronic MNPs exposure at an environmentally-relevant dose is relatively safe by supporting evidence from an array of behavioral and biochemical tests. This combinational approach using behavioral and biochemical tests would be helpful for understanding the MNPs association with anticipated colloids and particles effecting bioavailability and uptake into cells and organisms.
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Kong T, Zhang SH, Zhang C, Zhang JL, Yang F, Wang GY, Yang ZJ, Bai DY, Zhang MY, Wang J, Zhang BH. Long-Term Effects of Unmodified 50 nm ZnO in Mice. Biol Trace Elem Res 2019; 189:478-489. [PMID: 30109551 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-018-1477-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Nanometer zinc oxide (nano-ZnO) is widely used in many kinds of fields. However, information about the toxicity and toxic mechanism of nano-ZnO is limited. The aims of this study were to investigate the long-term toxic effects of unmodified 50 nm ZnO administered by gavage in mice. After 90 days, hematological parameters, hepatic and renal functions, and oxidative and anti-oxidative status were measured. Pathological damages in livers, kidneys, and other tissues were also examined by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. The results showed that oral nano-ZnO exposure induced anemia and damages to liver and kidney, influenced the antioxidant system, and impacted functions of liver and kidney in mice after a 90-day exposure. The main cause for oxidative stress in vivo induced by nano-ZnO might be hydroxyl free radical. The lowest observed adverse effect level (LOAEL) was 40 mg/kg·bw, and the livers, kidneys, lungs, pancreas, and gastrointestinal tracts are the target organs.
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- Tao Kong
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China.
- Environmental and Animal Products Safety Laboratory of Key Discipline in University of Henan Province, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China.
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- Library of Henan University of Science and Technology, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
- Environmental and Animal Products Safety Laboratory of Key Discipline in University of Henan Province, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
- Environmental and Animal Products Safety Laboratory of Key Discipline in University of Henan Province, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
- Environmental and Animal Products Safety Laboratory of Key Discipline in University of Henan Province, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
- Environmental and Animal Products Safety Laboratory of Key Discipline in University of Henan Province, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, People's Republic of China
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Borase HP, Muley AB, Patil SV, Singhal RS. Nano-eco toxicity study of gold nanoparticles on aquatic organism Moina macrocopa: As new versatile ecotoxicity testing model. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2019; 68:4-12. [PMID: 30849701 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2019.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In the field of nanoecotoxicology, very few reports have focused on biochemical changes in non-target organisms after nanoexposure. A less explored aquatic non-target crustacean, Moina macrocopa, was used in the present study to analyze toxicity effects of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), an emerging nanomaterial. AuNPs was fabricated using tannic acid and were 29 ± 2 nm in size. The 48 h LC50 value of AuNPs was 14 ± 0.14 mg/L against M. macrocopa. The sub-lethal exposure of M. macrocopa juveniles to AuNPs (1.47 and 2.95 mg/L) decreased the activities of acetyl cholinesterase and digestive enzymes (trypsin and amylase). A concentration dependant increase in the activities of antioxidant enzymes such as catalase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione S-transferase suggested the generation of oxidative stress in M. macrocopa after AuNPs exposure. Changes in enzyme activity can be utilized as biomarker(s) for early detection of nanoparticle contamination in aquatic habitat. AuNPs accumulation in gut of M. macrocopa increased the metal bio burden (11 mg/L) and exhibited inhibitory action on digestive enzymes. Complete depuration of AuNPs was not observed after transferring nano-exposed M. macrocopa to normal medium without AuNPs. AuNPs tended to adhere on external body parts such as setae, carapace of M. macrocopa which interfered with swimming activity and also changed the behavioral pattern. AuNPs underwent agglomeration in the medium used for maintenance of M. macrocopa. As nanomaterials are emerging pollutants in aquatic systems, the present work highlights the hazardous effect of AuNPs and development of enzymatic biomarkers to curtail it at community level.
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- Hemant P Borase
- Food Engineering and Technology Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, 400019, Maharashtra, India.
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- Food Engineering and Technology Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, 400019, Maharashtra, India
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- School of Life Sciences, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, 425001, Maharashtra, India
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- Food Engineering and Technology Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, 400019, Maharashtra, India
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Borase HP, Patil SV, Singhal RS. Moina macrocopa as a non-target aquatic organism for assessment of ecotoxicity of silver nanoparticles: Effect of size. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 219:713-723. [PMID: 30557728 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The release of nanomaterials in water reservoirs is hazardous. Very few reports are available on the interaction of different sized nanoparticles with aquatic organisms and aquatic environment. In the present study, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) having an average particle size of 20.80 ± 2.31 and 40.04 ± 4.72 nm were synthesized using polyvinylpyrrolidone and l-tyrosine. Ecotoxicological effects of AgNPs were evaluated on less explored crustacean species, Moina macrocopa. The 48 h lethal values (48 h LC50) of 20 and 40 nm AgNPs were 0.11 ± 0.02 and 0.12 ± 0.03 mg/L, respectively. Further, a size dependent inhibition of AgNPs on acetyl cholinesterase and digestive enzymes (trypsin, amylase, β-galactosidase) was observed, while that of the antioxidant enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione-S-transferase) and alkaline phosphatase were enhanced as compared to control group. These results strengthen the potential of enzymes as biomarker in environmental risk assessment of AgNPs. AgNPs accumulated in the gut of M. macrocopa which could not be completely eliminated, thereby resulting in an increased metal body burden. The accumulation of AgNPs of 20 nm was lower than that of 40 nm indicating the influence of size of nanoparticles on uptake and toxicity. AgNPs agglomerated in moderately hard water medium (MHWM) and this agglomeration influenced the exposure the organism thereto. The size of AgNPs influenced the toxicity to M. macrocopa through interplay between uptake, accumulation, aggregation, and excretion in the organism and environment.
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- Hemant P Borase
- Food Engineering and Technology Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai 400019, Maharashtra, India.
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- School of Life Sciences, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon 425001, Maharashtra, India
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- Food Engineering and Technology Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai 400019, Maharashtra, India
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Martin JD, Frost PC, Hintelmann H, Newman K, Paterson MJ, Hayhurst L, Rennie MD, Xenopoulos MA, Yargeau V, Metcalfe CD. Accumulation of Silver in Yellow Perch ( Perca flavescens) and Northern Pike ( Esox lucius) From a Lake Dosed with Nanosilver. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:11114-11122. [PMID: 30179475 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b03146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A total of 15 kg of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) was added continuously over two ice-free field seasons to a boreal lake (i.e., Lake 222) at the IISD Experimental Lakes Area in Canada. We monitored the accumulation of silver (Ag) in the tissues of yellow perch ( Perca flavescens) and northern pike ( Esox lucius) exposed to the AgNPs under environmentally relevant conditions. The greatest accumulation was observed in the liver tissues of pike, and a single pike sampled in the second year of additions had the highest concentration observed in liver of 5.1 micrograms per gram of wet weight. However, the Ag concentrations in gill and muscle tissue of both pike and perch did not exceed 0.35 micrograms per gram of wet weight. Following additions of AgNP, the Ag residues in fish tissues declined, with a half-life of Ag in pike liver of 119 days. Monitoring using passive sampling devices and single-particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry during the AgNP addition phase confirmed that Ag nanoparticles were present in the water column and that estimated mean concentrations of Ag increased over time to a maximum of 11.5 μg/L. These data indicate that both a forage fish and a piscivorous fish accumulated Ag in a natural lake ecosystem dosed with AgNPs, leading to Ag concentrations in some tissues of the piscivorous species that were 3 orders of magnitude greater than the concentrations in the water.
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- Department of Biology , Trent University , Peterborough , Ontario K9L 0G2 , Canada
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- International Institute for Sustainable Development , Winnipeg , Manitoba R3B 0T4 , Canada
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- Department of Biology , Lakehead University , Thunder Bay , Ontario P7B 5E1 , Canada
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- International Institute for Sustainable Development , Winnipeg , Manitoba R3B 0T4 , Canada
- Department of Biology , Lakehead University , Thunder Bay , Ontario P7B 5E1 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , McGill University , Montreal , Quebec H3A 0C5 , Canada
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Lead JR, Batley GE, Alvarez PJJ, Croteau MN, Handy RD, McLaughlin MJ, Judy JD, Schirmer K. Nanomaterials in the environment: Behavior, fate, bioavailability, and effects-An updated review. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2018; 37:2029-2063. [PMID: 29633323 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Revised: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The present review covers developments in studies of nanomaterials (NMs) in the environment since our much cited review in 2008. We discuss novel insights into fate and behavior, metrology, transformations, bioavailability, toxicity mechanisms, and environmental impacts, with a focus on terrestrial and aquatic systems. Overall, the findings were that: 1) despite substantial developments, critical gaps remain, in large part due to the lack of analytical, modeling, and field capabilities, and also due to the breadth and complexity of the area; 2) a key knowledge gap is the lack of data on environmental concentrations and dosimetry generally; 3) substantial evidence shows that there are nanospecific effects (different from the effects of both ions and larger particles) on the environment in terms of fate, bioavailability, and toxicity, but this is not consistent for all NMs, species, and relevant processes; 4) a paradigm is emerging that NMs are less toxic than equivalent dissolved materials but more toxic than the corresponding bulk materials; and 5) translation of incompletely understood science into regulation and policy continues to be challenging. There is a developing consensus that NMs may pose a relatively low environmental risk, but because of uncertainty and lack of data in many areas, definitive conclusions cannot be drawn. In addition, this emerging consensus will likely change rapidly with qualitative changes in the technology and increased future discharges. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:2029-2063. © 2018 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of SETAC.
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- Jamie R Lead
- Center for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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- Centre for Environmental Contaminants Research, CSIRO Land and Water, Kirrawee, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Soil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Eawag, Dübendorf, Switzerland
- School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Fan W, Lu H, Wang WX. Aging Influences on the Biokinetics of Functional TiO 2 Nanoparticles with Different Surface Chemistries in Daphnia magna. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:7901-7909. [PMID: 29920079 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b04392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Nanoparticles functionalized with various surface capping moieties are now widely used in different fields, thus there is a major need to understand the behavior and fate of these nanoparticles in the environment. The present study investigated the biokinetics of fresh titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) or TiO2 NPs aged under artificial sunlight (16 h light: 8 h dark) for 1, 3, and 5 days, respectively. Two commercial functionalized TiO2 NPs (with SiO2 coating or SiO2 and polydimethylsiloxane coating) were employed in this study. Dynamic light scattering (DLS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and contact angle (CA) measurements demonstrated that the surface properties had changed due to the degradation during aging. The biokinetic parameters including dissolved uptake and depuration rate constant as well as bioconcentration factors were calculated by a biokinetic model. All the biokinetic parameters were significantly dependent on the aging process. Further data analysis showed that the CA of the TiO2 NPs affected the uptake rate constant and the fast compartmental efflux, and both CA and hydrodynamic diameter affected the fast compartmental efflux. These results were due to the changes of corresponding indexes during the aging process. Our work highlighted the necessity of monitoring the physicochemical indexes of functionalized NPs during aging in evaluation of their environmental risks.
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- Wenhong Fan
- School of Space and Environment , Beihang University , Beijing 100191 , P. R. China
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- School of Space and Environment , Beihang University , Beijing 100191 , P. R. China
- Division of Life Science , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon , Hong Kong
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- Marine Environmental Laboratory , HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057 , P. R. China
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Noventa S, Hacker C, Correia A, Drago C, Galloway T. Gold nanoparticles ingested by oyster larvae are internalized by cells through an alimentary endocytic pathway. Nanotoxicology 2018; 12:901-913. [PMID: 29996700 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2018.1487601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The biological fate of nanoparticles (NPs) taken up by organisms from their environment is a crucial issue for assessing ecological hazard. Despite its importance, it has scarcely been addressed due to the technical difficulties of doing so in whole organism in vivo studies. Here, by using transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (TEM-EDS), we describe the key aspects that characterize the interaction between an aquatic organism of global ecological and economic importance, the early larval stage of the Japanese oyster (Crassostrea gigas), and model gold NPs dispersed in their environment. The small size of the model organism allowed for a high-throughput visualization of the subcellular distribution of NPs, providing a comprehensive and robust picture of the route of uptake, mechanism of cellular permeation, and the pathways of clearance counterbalancing bioaccumulation. We show that NPs are ingested by larvae and penetrate cells through alimentary pinocytic/phagocytic mechanisms. They undergo intracellular digestion and storage inside residual bodies, before excretion with feces or translocation to phagocytic coelomocytes of the visceral cavity for potential extrusion or further translocation. Our mechanistically-supported findings highlight the potential of oyster larvae and other organisms which feature intracellular digestion processes to be exposed to man-made NPs and thus any risks associated with their inherent toxicity.
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- Seta Noventa
- a Department of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences , University of Exeter , Exeter , UK
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- b Bioimaging Centre, College of Life and Environmental Sciences , University of Exeter , Exeter , UK
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- b Bioimaging Centre, College of Life and Environmental Sciences , University of Exeter , Exeter , UK
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- a Department of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences , University of Exeter , Exeter , UK
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- a Department of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences , University of Exeter , Exeter , UK
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Zhai X, Chen M, Lu W. Predicting the toxicities of metal oxide nanoparticles based on support vector regression with a residual bootstrapping method. Toxicol Mech Methods 2018; 28:440-449. [DOI: 10.1080/15376516.2018.1449278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Xiuyun Zhai
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, China
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- Material Engineering School, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, China
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- College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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Manesh RR, Grassi G, Bergami E, Marques-Santos LF, Faleri C, Liberatori G, Corsi I. Co-exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles does not affect cadmium toxicity in radish seeds (Raphanus sativus). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 148:359-366. [PMID: 29096262 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Recent developments on environmental fate models indicate that as nano waste, engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) could reach terrestrial ecosystems thus potentially affecting environmental and human health. Plants can be therefore exposed to ENMs but controversial data in terms of fate and toxicity are currently available. Furthermore, there is a current lack of information on complex interactions/transformations to which ENMs undergo in the natural environment as for instance interacting with existing toxic compounds. The aim of the present study was to assess the behavior and biological effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (n-TiO2) (Aeroxide P25, Degussa Evonik) and its interaction with cadmium (CdCl2) in plants using radish seeds (Raphanus sativus L. Parvus) as model species. Radish seeds were exposed to n-TiO2 (1-1000mg/L) and CdCl2 (1-250mg/L) alone and in combination using a seed germination and seedling growth toxicity test OECD 208. Percentage of seed germination, germination index (GI) and root elongation were calculated. Cell morphology and oxidative stress parameters as glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and catalase activities (CAT) were measured in radish seeds after 5 days of exposure. Z-Average, PdI and Z-potential of n-TiO2 in Milli-Q water as exposure medium were also determined. DLS analysis showed small aggregates of n-TiO2, negative Z-potential and stable PdI in seed's exposure media. Germination percentage, GI and root length resulted affected by n-TiO2 exposure compared to controls. In particular, n-TiO2 at 1mg/L and 100mg/L did not affect radish seeds germination (100%) while at concentration of 10mg/L, 200mg/L, 500mg/L, and 1000mg/L a slight but not significant decrease of germination % was observed. Similarly root length and GI resulted significantly higher in seeds exposed to 10mg/L and 200mg/L compared to 1mg/L, 100mg/L, 500mg/L, 1000mg/L and control (p < 0.05). On the opposite, CdCl2 significantly abolished germination % and GI compared to control seeds and a concentration dependent decrease on root elongation was observed against controls (p < 0.05). As well, significant decrease of germination %, GI and root elongation was observed in seeds co-exposed to n-TiO2 and CdCl2 at the highest concentrations (1000mg/L n-TiO2 and 250mg/L CdCl2) compared to co-exposed seeds at low concentration (1mg/L n-TiO2 and 1mg/L CdCl2) and controls (p < 0.05). Root elongation significantly increase compared to control at the lowest co-exposure concentration (p < 0.05). Similarly at intermediate concentrations of 10 and 100mg/L in co-exposure conditions, n-TiO2 did not affect CdCl2 toxicity. Concerning antioxidant enzymes, a significant increase of CAT activity in seeds exposed to single high n-TiO2 concentration (1000mg/L) was observed while n-TiO2 (1mg/L), CdCl2 (1 and 250mg/L) and co-exposure resulted significantly decreased compared to controls (p < 0.05). Regarding GST activity, a slight increase in seeds exposed to 1000mg/L n-TiO2 but no significantly was observed, however both n-TiO2 and CdCl2 alone (1 and 250mg/L, respectively) or in combinations caused a significant decrease in GST activity (p < 0.05). Therefore, overall data support the hypothesis that the presence of n-TiO2 do not affect the toxicity of CdCl2 at least at the highest concentration (100 and 250mg/L) in radish seeds. Morphological alterations in nuclei, vacuoles and shape of radish root cells were observed upon single Cd exposure and not abolished in the presence of n-TiO2. Nevertheless, although n-TiO2 seems not to reduce Cd toxicity at high concentration (up to 250mg/L), interactions cannot be excluded based on obtained results.
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- R Roshan Manesh
- Department of Physical, Earth and Environment Science-DSFTA, University of Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Physical, Earth and Environment Science-DSFTA, University of Siena, Italy
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- Department of Physical, Earth and Environment Science-DSFTA, University of Siena, Italy
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- Department of Physical, Earth and Environment Science-DSFTA, University of Siena, Italy; Department of Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil
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- Department of Life Science, University of Siena, Italy
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- Department of Physical, Earth and Environment Science-DSFTA, University of Siena, Italy
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- Department of Physical, Earth and Environment Science-DSFTA, University of Siena, Italy
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Linard EN, Apul OG, Karanfil T, van den Hurk P, Klaine SJ. Bioavailability of Carbon Nanomaterial-Adsorbed Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons to Pimphales promelas: Influence of Adsorbate Molecular Size and Configuration. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:9288-9296. [PMID: 28700222 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b02164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Despite carbon nanomaterials' (CNMs) potential to alter the bioavailability of adsorbed contaminants, information characterizing the relationship between adsorption behavior and bioavailability of CNM-adsorbed contaminants is still limited. To investigate the influence of CNM morphology and organic contaminant (OC) physicochemical properties on this relationship, adsorption isotherms were generated for a suite of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and exfoliated graphene (GN) in conjunction with determining the bioavailability of the adsorbed PAHs to Pimphales promelas using bile analysis via fluorescence spectroscopy. Although it appeared that GN adsorbed PAHs indiscriminately compared to MWCNTs, the subsequent bioavailability of GN-adsorbed PAHs was more sensitive to PAH morphology than MWCNTs. GN was effective at reducing bioavailability of linear PAHs by ∼70%, but had little impact on angular PAHs. MWCNTs were sensitive to molecular size, where bioavailability of two-ringed naphthalene was reduced by ∼80%, while bioavailability of the larger PAHs was reduced by less than 50%. Furthermore, the reduction in bioavailability of CNM-adsorbed PAHs was negatively correlated with the amount of CNM surface area covered by the adsorbed-PAHs. This study shows that the variability in bioavailability of CNM-adsorbed PAHs is largely driven by PAH size, configuration and surface area coverage.
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- Erica N Linard
- Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University , Pendleton, South Carolina 29670, United States
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona 85287-9309, United States
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell , Lowell Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University , Pendleton, South Carolina 29670, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University , Pendleton, South Carolina 29670, United States
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Seke M, Markelic M, Morina A, Jovic D, Korac A, Milicic D, Djordjevic A. Synergistic mitotoxicity of chloromethanes and fullerene C 60 nanoaggregates in Daphnia magna midgut epithelial cells. PROTOPLASMA 2017; 254:1607-1616. [PMID: 27913906 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-016-1049-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Adsorption of non-polar compounds by suspended fullerene nanoaggregates (nC60) may enhance their toxicity and affect the fate, transformation, and transport of non-polar compounds in the environment. The potential of stable fullerene nanoaggregates as contaminant carriers in aqueous systems and the influence of chloromethanes (trichloromethane and dichloromethane) were studied on the midgut epithelial cells of Daphnia magna by light and electron microscopy. The size and shape of fullerene nanoaggregates were observed and measured using dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, and low vacuum scanning electron microscopy. The nC60 in suspension appeared as a bulk of aggregates of irregular shape with a surface consisting of small clumps 20-30 nm in diameter. The presence of nC60 aggregates was confirmed in midgut lumen and epithelial cells of D. magna. After in vivo acute exposure to chloromethane, light and electron microscopy revealed an extensive cytoplasmic vacuolization with disruption and loss of specific structures of D. magna midgut epithelium (mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, microvilli, peritrophic membrane) and increased appearance of necrotic cells. The degree of observed changes depended on the type of treatment: trichloromethane (TCM) induced the most notable changes, whereas fullerene nanoaggregates alone had no negative effects. Transmission electron microscopy also indicated increased lysosomal degradation and severe peroxidative damages of enterocyte mitochondria following combined exposure to chloromethane and fullerene nanoaggregates. In conclusion, the adsorption of chloromethane by fullerene nanoaggregates enhances their toxicity and induces peroxidative mitochondrial damage in midgut enterocytes.
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- Mariana Seke
- University of Belgrade, Institute of Nuclear Sciences "Vinca", Laboratory for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Centre for Electron Microscopy, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Centre for Electron Microscopy, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia.
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- University of Novi Sad, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
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Châtel A, Mouneyrac C. Signaling pathways involved in metal-based nanomaterial toxicity towards aquatic organisms. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2017; 196:61-70. [PMID: 28344012 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2017.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Environmental risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) is an emergent field since nanotechnology industry is rapidly growing due to the interesting physicochemical properties of nanomaterials. Metal-based nanomaterials are among the most rapidly commercialized materials and their toxicity towards aquatic animals has been investigated at different levels of the biological organization. The objective of this synthesis review is to give an overview of the signaling molecules that have a key role in metal-based NM mediated cytotoxicity in both marine and freshwater organisms. Since toxicity of metal-based NMs could be (partly) due to metal dissolution, this review only highlights studies that showed a specific nano-effect. From this bibliographic study, three mechanisms (detoxification, immunomodulation and genotoxicity) have been selected as they represent the major cell defense mechanisms and the most studied ones following ENM exposure. This better understanding of NM-mediated cytotoxicity may provide a sound basis for designing environmentally safer nanomaterials.
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- Amélie Châtel
- Université Catholique de l'Ouest, UBL, MMS EA 2160, 3 Place André Leroy, 49000 Angers, France.
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- Université Catholique de l'Ouest, UBL, MMS EA 2160, 3 Place André Leroy, 49000 Angers, France
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Skjolding LM, Ašmonaitė G, Jølck RI, Andresen TL, Selck H, Baun A, Sturve J. An assessment of the importance of exposure routes to the uptake and internal localisation of fluorescent nanoparticles in zebrafish (Danio rerio), using light sheet microscopy. Nanotoxicology 2017; 11:351-359. [DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2017.1306128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- L. M. Skjolding
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Musee N. A model for screening and prioritizing consumer nanoproduct risks: A case study from South Africa. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2017; 100:121-131. [PMID: 28089582 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The potential risks of the increasing variety and volume of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) entering into the ecosystem remain poorly quantified. In recent years, information essential to evaluate the ecological risks of ENMs has increased. However, the data are highly fragmented, limited, or severely lacking. This limits the usefulness of the information to support holistic screening and prioritization of potentially harmful ENMs. To screen and prioritize ENMs risks, we adopted a two-phased approach. First, a holistic framework model was developed to integrate a diverse set of factors aimed to assess the potential hazard, exposure, and in turn, risk to the ecosystem of ENMs from a given consumer nanoproduct. Secondly, using published literature we created a database of consumer nanoproduct categories, and types based on embedded ENMs type. The database consisted of eight consumer product categories, eleven different types of ENMs, and twenty-three nanoproduct types. The model results indicates the largest quantities of ENMs were released from sunscreens, textiles, cosmetics and paints with dominant ENMs quantities in descending order (based on quantity) as nTiO2>nZnO>nSiO2>nAg, and nFe2O3. In addition, according to the results from this study, nAg from washing machine were found to likely the highest risk to the environment. Overall, our model-derived results based on the case study illustrated: (i) the holistic framework's ability to screen, prioritize, rank, and compare ENMs potential exposure and risks among different nanoproducts categories and types, (ii) the derived risk estimations could support nanowastes classification with likelihood of non-uniformity of nanowastes classes even from the same nanoproduct category (e.g. cosmetics), and (iii) the lack of a mass-based criteria specific for EMNs impedes realistic exposure and risk evaluation in the ecological systems.
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- Ndeke Musee
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, Pretoria, South Africa.
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Gupta GS, Kumar A, Senapati VA, Pandey AK, Shanker R, Dhawan A. Laboratory Scale Microbial Food Chain To Study Bioaccumulation, Biomagnification, and Ecotoxicity of Cadmium Telluride Quantum Dots. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:1695-1706. [PMID: 28068760 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b03950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The increasing applications of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in consumer products warrant a careful evaluation of their trophic transfer and consequent ecological impact. In the present study, a laboratory scale aquatic microbial food chain was established using bacteria (Escherichia coli (E. coli)) as a prey and ciliated protozoan (Paramecium caudatum) as a predator organism to determine the impact of cadmium telluride quantum dots (CdTe QDs). We observed that 29% of bacterivory potential of paramecium was lost, including an ∼12 h delay in doubling time on exposure to 25 mg/L CdTe QD (∼4 nm) as compared to control. The fluorescence based stoichiometric analysis revealed that 65% of the QDs bioaccumulated when paramecia were exposed to 25 mg/L QDs at 24 h. There was a significant (p < 0.05) increase in cellular cadmium (Cd) concentration at 24 h (306 ± 192 mg/L) as compared to 1 h (152 ± 50 mg/L). Moreover, the accumulation of Cd in E. coli (147 ± 25 mg/L) at 1 h of exposure to 25 mg/L QDs transferred 1.4 times higher Cd (207 ± 24 mg/L; biomagnification factor = 1.4) to its predator, paramecium.
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- Govind S Gupta
- Division of Biological & Life Sciences, School of Arts & Sciences (Formerly, Institute of Life Sciences), Ahmedabad University , University Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India
- Nanotherapeutics & Nanomaterial Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR) , Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31 Mahatma Gandhi Marg, P. O. Box 80, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Biological & Life Sciences, School of Arts & Sciences (Formerly, Institute of Life Sciences), Ahmedabad University , University Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India
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- Division of Biological & Life Sciences, School of Arts & Sciences (Formerly, Institute of Life Sciences), Ahmedabad University , University Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India
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- Nanotherapeutics & Nanomaterial Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR) , Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31 Mahatma Gandhi Marg, P. O. Box 80, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Biological & Life Sciences, School of Arts & Sciences (Formerly, Institute of Life Sciences), Ahmedabad University , University Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India
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- Nanotherapeutics & Nanomaterial Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR) , Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31 Mahatma Gandhi Marg, P. O. Box 80, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Skjolding LM, Sørensen SN, Hartmann NB, Hjorth R, Hansen SF, Baun A. Aquatic Ecotoxicity Testing of Nanoparticles-The Quest To Disclose Nanoparticle Effects. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:15224-15239. [PMID: 27564250 PMCID: PMC5132032 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201604964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The number of products on the market containing engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) has increased significantly, and concerns have been raised regarding their ecotoxicological effects. Environmental safety assessments as well as relevant and reliable ecotoxicological data are required for the safe and sustainable use of ENPs. Although the number of publications on the ecotoxicological effects and uptake of ENPs is rapidly expanding, the applicability of the reported data for hazard assessment is questionable. A major knowledge gap is whether nanoparticle effects occur when test organisms are exposed to ENPs in aquatic test systems. Filling this gap is not straightforward, because of the broad range of ENPs and the different behavior of ENPs compared to "ordinary" (dissolved) chemicals in the ecotoxicity test systems. The risk of generating false negatives, and false positives, in the currently used tests is high, and in most cases difficult to assess. This Review outlines some of the pitfalls in the aquatic toxicity testing of ENPs which may lead to misinterpretation of test results. Response types are also proposed to reveal potential nanoparticle effects in the aquatic test organisms.
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- Lars Michael Skjolding
- Department of Environmental EngineeringTechnical University of DenmarkBygningstorvet B115DK-2800Kgs. LyngbyDenmark
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- Department of Environmental EngineeringTechnical University of DenmarkBygningstorvet B115DK-2800Kgs. LyngbyDenmark
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- Department of Environmental EngineeringTechnical University of DenmarkBygningstorvet B115DK-2800Kgs. LyngbyDenmark
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- Department of Environmental EngineeringTechnical University of DenmarkBygningstorvet B115DK-2800Kgs. LyngbyDenmark
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- Department of Environmental EngineeringTechnical University of DenmarkBygningstorvet B115DK-2800Kgs. LyngbyDenmark
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- Department of Environmental EngineeringTechnical University of DenmarkBygningstorvet B115DK-2800Kgs. LyngbyDenmark
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Skjolding LM, Sørensen SN, Hartmann NB, Hjorth R, Hansen SF, Baun A. Aquatische Ökotoxizität von Nanopartikeln - Versuche zur Aufklärung von Nanopartikeleffekten. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201604964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Lars Michael Skjolding
- Department of Environmental Engineering; Technical University of Denmark; Bygningstorvet B115 DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby Dänemark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering; Technical University of Denmark; Bygningstorvet B115 DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby Dänemark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering; Technical University of Denmark; Bygningstorvet B115 DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby Dänemark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering; Technical University of Denmark; Bygningstorvet B115 DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby Dänemark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering; Technical University of Denmark; Bygningstorvet B115 DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby Dänemark
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- Department of Environmental Engineering; Technical University of Denmark; Bygningstorvet B115 DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby Dänemark
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Insights into the Ecotoxicity of Silver Nanoparticles Transferred from Escherichia coli to Caenorhabditis elegans. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36465. [PMID: 27811981 PMCID: PMC5095556 DOI: 10.1038/srep36465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Previous studies have indicated that engineered nanomaterials can be transferred through the food chain. However, their potential ecotoxicity to the environment is not fully understood. Here, we systematically evaluated the physiological behavior and toxicity of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-coated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using a food chain model from Escherichia coli (E. coli) to Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). Our results demonstrated that AgNPs accumulated in E. coli could be transferred to the C. elegans, and AgNPs were clearly distributed in the gut lumen, subcutaneous tissue and gonad. After being transferred to C. elegans through the food chain, the accumulated AgNPs caused serious toxicity to the higher trophic level (C. elegans), including effects on germ cell death, reproductive integrity and life span. Relative to larger particles (75 nm), small AgNPs (25 nm) more easily accumulated in the food chain and exhibited a stronger toxicity to the higher trophic level. More importantly, both the AgNPs that had accumulated in C. elegans through the food chain and the resulting impairment of germ cells could be transferred to the next generation, indicating that AgNP can cause genetic damage across generations. Our findings highlight that nanomaterials pose potential ecotoxicity to ecosystems via transport through the food chain.
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Anjum NA, Rodrigo MAM, Moulick A, Heger Z, Kopel P, Zítka O, Adam V, Lukatkin AS, Duarte AC, Pereira E, Kizek R. Transport phenomena of nanoparticles in plants and animals/humans. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2016; 151:233-243. [PMID: 27504871 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The interaction of a plethora nanoparticles with major biota such as plants and animals/humans has been the subject of various multidisciplinary studies with special emphasis on toxicity aspects. However, reports are meager on the transport phenomena of nanoparticles in the plant-animal/human system. Since plants and animals/humans are closely linked via food chain, discussion is imperative on the main processes and mechanisms underlying the transport phenomena of nanoparticles in the plant-animal/human system, which is the main objective of this paper. Based on the literature appraised herein, it is recommended to perform an exhaustive exploration of so far least explored aspects such as reproducibility, predictability, and compliance risks of nanoparticles, and insights into underlying mechanisms in context with their transport phenomenon in the plant-animal/human system. The outcomes of the suggested studies can provide important clues for fetching significant benefits of rapidly expanding nanotechnology to the plant-animal/human health-improvements and protection as well.
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- Naser A Anjum
- CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laboratory of Metallomics and Nanotechnologies, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, CZ-616 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laboratory of Metallomics and Nanotechnologies, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, CZ-616 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laboratory of Metallomics and Nanotechnologies, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, CZ-616 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laboratory of Metallomics and Nanotechnologies, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, CZ-616 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laboratory of Metallomics and Nanotechnologies, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, CZ-616 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laboratory of Metallomics and Nanotechnologies, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, CZ-616 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany, Physiology and Ecology of Plants, N.P. Ogarev Mordovia State University, Bolshevistskaja Str., 68, Saransk 430005, Russia
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- CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laboratory of Metallomics and Nanotechnologies, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, CZ-616 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Mortimer M, Petersen EJ, Buchholz BA, Orias E, Holden PA. Bioaccumulation of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes in Tetrahymena thermophila by Direct Feeding or Trophic Transfer. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:8876-85. [PMID: 27398725 PMCID: PMC4991038 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Consumer goods contain multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) that could be released during product life cycles into the environment, where their effects are uncertain. Here, we assessed MWCNT bioaccumulation in the protozoan Tetrahymena thermophila via trophic transfer from bacterial prey (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) versus direct uptake from growth media. The experiments were conducted using (14)C-labeled MWCNT ((14)C-MWCNT) doses at or below 1 mg/L, which proved subtoxic since there were no adverse effects on the growth of the test organisms. A novel contribution of this study was the demonstration of the ability to quantify MWCNT bioaccumulation at low (sub μg/kg) concentrations accomplished by employing accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). After the treatments with MWCNTs at nominal concentrations of 0.01 mg/L and 1 mg/L, P. aeruginosa adsorbed considerable amounts of MWCNTs: (0.18 ± 0.04) μg/mg and (21.9 ± 4.2) μg/mg bacterial dry mass, respectively. At the administered MWCNT dose of 0.3 mg/L, T. thermophila accumulated up to (0.86 ± 0.3) μg/mg and (3.4 ± 1.1) μg/mg dry mass by trophic transfer and direct uptake, respectively. Although MWCNTs did not biomagnify in the microbial food chain, MWCNTs bioaccumulated in the protozoan populations regardless of the feeding regime, which could make MWCNTs bioavailable for organisms at higher trophic levels.
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- Monika Mortimer
- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Earth Research Institute and University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, Tallinn 12618, Estonia
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- Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Earth Research Institute and University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
- Corresponding Author. ; tel: 805-893-3195; fax: 805-893-7612
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Szymańska R, Kołodziej K, Ślesak I, Zimak-Piekarczyk P, Orzechowska A, Gabruk M, Żądło A, Habina I, Knap W, Burda K, Kruk J. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (100-1000 mg/l) can affect vitamin E response in Arabidopsis thaliana. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 213:957-965. [PMID: 27060280 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In the present study we analyze the effect of seed treatment by a range of nano-TiO2 concentrations on the growth of Arabidopsis thaliana plants, on the vitamin E content and the expression of its biosynthetic genes, as well as activity of antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation. To conduct the mechanistic analysis of nano-TiO2 on plants growth and antioxidant status we applied nanoparticles concentrations that are much higher than those reported in the environment. We find that as the concentration of nano-TiO2 increases, the biomass, and chlorophyll content in 5-week-old Arabidopsis thaliana plants decrease in a concentration dependent manner. In opposite, higher nano-TiO2 concentration enhanced root growth. Our results indicate that a high concentration of nano-TiO2 induces symptoms of toxicity and elevates the antioxidant level. We also find that the expression levels of tocopherol biosynthetic genes were either down- or upregulated in response to nano-TiO2. Thermoluminescence analysis shows that higher nano-TiO2 concentrations cause lipid peroxidation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report concerning the effect of nano-TiO2 on vitamin E status in plants. We conclude that nano-TiO2 affects the antioxidant response in Arabidopsis thaliana plants. This could be an effect of a changes in vitamin E gene expression that is diminished under lower tested nano-TiO2 concentrations and elevated under 1000 μg/ml.
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- Renata Szymańska
- Department of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Reymonta 19, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Reymonta 19, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Niezapominajek 21, 30-239 Kraków, Poland
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- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Niezapominajek 21, 30-239 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Reymonta 19, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Reymonta 19, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Hydrogeology and Geological Engineering, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Reymonta 19, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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Gilbertson LM, Albalghiti EM, Fishman ZS, Perreault F, Corredor C, Posner JD, Elimelech M, Pfefferle LD, Zimmerman JB. Shape-Dependent Surface Reactivity and Antimicrobial Activity of Nano-Cupric Oxide. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:3975-3984. [PMID: 26943499 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Shape of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) can be used as a design handle to achieve controlled manipulation of physicochemical properties. This tailored material property approach necessitates the establishment of relationships between specific ENM properties that result from such manipulations (e.g., surface area, reactivity, or charge) and the observed trend in behavior, from both a functional performance and hazard perspective. In this study, these structure-property-function (SPF) and structure-property-hazard (SPH) relationships are established for nano-cupric oxide (n-CuO) as a function of shape, including nanospheres and nanosheets. In addition to comparing these shapes at the nanoscale, bulk CuO is studied to compare across length scales. The results from comprehensive material characterization revealed correlations between CuO surface reactivity and bacterial toxicity with CuO nanosheets having the highest surface reactivity, electrochemical activity, and antimicrobial activity. While less active than the nanosheets, CuO nanoparticles (sphere-like shape) demonstrated enhanced reactivity compared to the bulk CuO. This is in agreement with previous studies investigating differences across length-scales. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms of action to further explain the shape-dependent behavior, kinetic models applied to the toxicity data. In addition to revealing different CuO material kinetics, trends in observed response cannot be explained by surface area alone. The compiled results contribute to further elucidate pathways toward controlled design of ENMs.
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- Leanne M Gilbertson
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
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- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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Su CK, Hsieh MH, Sun YC. Three-dimensional printed knotted reactors enabling highly sensitive differentiation of silver nanoparticles and ions in aqueous environmental samples. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 914:110-6. [PMID: 26965333 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.01.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Whether silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) persist or release silver ions (Ag(+)) when discharged into a natural environment has remained an unresolved issue. In this study, we employed a low-cost stereolithographic three-dimensional printing (3DP) technology to fabricate the angle-defined knotted reactors (KRs) to construct a simple differentiation scheme for quantitative assessment of Ag(+) ions and AgNPs in municipal wastewater samples. We chose xanthan/phosphate-buffered saline as a dispersion medium for in situ stabilization of the two silver species, while also facilitating their extraction from complicated wastewater matrices. After method optimization, we measured extraction efficiencies of 54.5 and 32.3% for retaining Ag(+) ions and AgNPs, respectively, in the printed KR (768-turn), with detection limits (DLs) of 0.86 and 0.52 ng L(-1) when determining Ag(+) ions and AgNPs, respectively (sample run at pH 11 without a rinse solution), and 0.86 ng L(-1) when determining Ag(+) ions alone (sample run at pH 12 with a 1.5-mL rinse solution). The proposed scheme is tolerant of the wastewater matrix and provides more reliable differentiation between Ag(+)/AgNPs than does a conventional filtration method. The concept and applicability of adopting 3DP technology to renew traditional KR devices were evidently proven by means of these significantly improved analytical performance. Our analytical data suggested that the concentrations of Ag(+) ions and AgNPs in the tested industrial wastewater sample were both higher than those in domestic wastewater, implying that industrial activity might be a main source of environmental silver species, rather than domestic discharge from AgNP-containing products.
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- Cheng-Kuan Su
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, ROC.
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Thakkar M, Mitra S, Wei L. Effect on Growth, Photosynthesis, and Oxidative Stress of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes Exposure to Marine Alga Dunaliella tertiolecta. JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS 2016; 2016:8380491. [PMID: 29046691 PMCID: PMC5642961 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8380491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Single walled carbon nanotubes were carboxylated by microwave assisted acid oxidation (f-SWCNTs) and examined for their ecotoxicity on marine alga chlorophyte Dunaliella tertiolecta. Toxicity was evaluated based on growth, photosynthetic activities, oxidative stress, and intracellular glutathione in the concentration range of 0.1-20 mg/L f-SWCNT. Physical interactions between the f-SWCNT and alga were examined using light microscopy and scanning electron microscope. Increasing the nanotube concentration increased the toxic effects where growth inhibition was as high as 30%, photosynthetic yield decreased by as much as 18%, and intracellular glutathione reduction reached 95%. The results from f-SWCNTs were somewhat different when compared to our previous study using the same algae and functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes, where exposure led to longer lag phase and higher growth rate inhibition.
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- Megha Thakkar
- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA
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Caruso G, La Ferla R, Azzaro M, Zoppini A, Marino G, Petochi T, Corinaldesi C, Leonardi M, Zaccone R, Fonda Umani S, Caroppo C, Monticelli L, Azzaro F, Decembrini F, Maimone G, Cavallo RA, Stabili L, Hristova Todorova N, K. Karamfilov V, Rastelli E, Cappello S, Acquaviva MI, Narracci M, De Angelis R, Del Negro P, Latini M, Danovaro R. Microbial assemblages for environmental quality assessment: Knowledge, gaps and usefulness in the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Crit Rev Microbiol 2015; 42:883-904. [DOI: 10.3109/1040841x.2015.1087380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Moreno-Garrido I, Pérez S, Blasco J. Toxicity of silver and gold nanoparticles on marine microalgae. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2015; 111:60-73. [PMID: 26002248 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Revised: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The increased use of nanomaterials in several novel industrial applications during the last decade has led to a rise in concerns about the potential toxic effects of released engineered nanoparticles (NPs) into the environment, as their potential toxicity to aquatic organisms is just beginning to be recognised. Toxicity of metallic nanoparticles to aquatic organisms, including microalgae, seems to be related to their physical and chemical properties, as well as their behaviour in the aquatic media where processes of dissolution, aggregation and agglomeration can occur. Although the production of these particles has increased considerably in recent years, data on their toxicity on microalgae, especially those belonging to marine or estuarine environments remain scarce and scattered. The literature shows a wide variation of results on toxicity, mainly due to the different methodology used in bioassays involving microalgae. These can range for up to EC50 data, in the case of AgNPs, representing five orders of magnitude. The importance of initial cellular density is also addressed in the text, as well as the need for keeping test conditions as close as possible to environmental conditions, in order to increase their environmental relevance. This review focuses on the fate and toxicity of silver, gold, and gold-silver alloy nanoparticles on microalgae, as key organisms in aquatic ecosystems. It is prompted by their increased production and use, and taking into account that oceans and estuaries are the final sink for those NPs. The design of bioassays and further research in the field of microalgae nanoecotoxicology is discussed, with a brief survey on newly developed technology of green (algae mediated) production of Ag, Au and Ag-Au bimetallic NPs, as well as some final considerations about future research on this field.
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- Ignacio Moreno-Garrido
- Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (ICMAN-CSIC), Campus Río San Pedro, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (ICMAN-CSIC), Campus Río San Pedro, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (ICMAN-CSIC), Campus Río San Pedro, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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Ecotoxicology of Nanomaterials in Aquatic Systems. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-099948-7.00001-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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