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Corsi I, Winther-Nielsen M, Sethi R, Punta C, Della Torre C, Libralato G, Lofrano G, Sabatini L, Aiello M, Fiordi L, Cinuzzi F, Caneschi A, Pellegrini D, Buttino I. Ecofriendly nanotechnologies and nanomaterials for environmental applications: Key issue and consensus recommendations for sustainable and ecosafe nanoremediation. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2018; 154:237-244. [PMID: 29476973 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
The use of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) for environmental remediation, known as nanoremediation, represents a challenging and innovative solution, ensuring a quick and efficient removal of pollutants from contaminated sites. Although the growing interest in nanotechnological solutions for pollution remediation, with significant economic investment worldwide, environmental and human risk assessment associated with the use of ENMs is still a matter of debate and nanoremediation is seen yet as an emerging technology. Innovative nanotechnologies applied to water and soil remediation suffer for a proper environmental impact scenario which is limiting the development of specific regulatory measures and the exploitation at European level. The present paper summarizes the findings from the workshop: "Ecofriendly Nanotechnology: state of the art, future perspectives and ecotoxicological evaluation of nanoremediation applied to contaminated sediments and soils" convened during the Biannual ECOtoxicology Meeting 2016 (BECOME) held in Livorno (Italy). Several topics have been discussed and, starting from current state of the art of nanoremediation, which represents a breakthrough in pollution control, the following recommendations have been proposed: (i) ecosafety has to be a priority feature of ENMs intended for nanoremediation; ii) predictive safety assessment of ENMs for environmental remediation is mandatory; (iii) greener, sustainable and innovative nano-structured materials should be further supported; (iii) those ENMs that meet the highest standards of environmental safety will support industrial competitiveness, innovation and sustainability. The workshop aims to favour environmental safety and industrial competitiveness by providing tools and modus operandi for the valorization of public and private investments.
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Affiliation(s)
- I Corsi
- Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, via Mattioli, 4-53100 Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Environment and Toxicology, DHI, Agern Allé 5, 2970 Hoersholm, Denmark
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- Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "G. Natta", Politecnico di Milano and RU INSTM, Via Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, University of Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, via Cinthia ed. 7, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Regional Technological District for Advanced Materials, c/o ASEV SpA (management entity), via delle Fiascaie 12, 50053 Empoli, FI, Italy
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- Acque Industriali SRL, Via Molise, 1, 56025 Pontedera, PI, Italy
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- Acque Industriali SRL, Via Molise, 1, 56025 Pontedera, PI, Italy
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- LABROMARE SRL, Via dell'Artigianato 69, 57121 Livorno, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry & RU INSTM at the University of Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Piazzale dei marmi 12, 57013 Livorno, Italy
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Piazzale dei marmi 12, 57013 Livorno, Italy.
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Vitiello V, Zhou C, Scuderi A, Pellegrini D, Buttino I. Cold storage of Acartia tonsa eggs: a practical use in ecotoxicological studies. Ecotoxicology 2016; 25:1033-1039. [PMID: 27106013 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-016-1660-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa has been recommended as a marine organism for ecotoxicological tests due to its wide distribution, short life cycle and high productivity. This species is used in acute and chronic toxicity tests to assess water and sediment quality; egg hatching success and the survival of the first larval stages are considered endpoints. Toxicity test protocols require a large number of organisms and an appropriate culture system. Eggs stored under conditions that delay hatching could ensure sufficient quantities of biological materials for ecotoxicological tests. In the current study early-spawned eggs were stored at 3 °C (±1) up to 240 days and their hatching success was evaluated on a monthly basis. Our results showed that the percentage of hatching success for eggs stored for 30 days was >80 % and decreased by about 8 % for every 20 days of storage, up to 120 days. A further increase of time in cold storage brought about a significant reduction, in statistical term, of hatching success compared with the control group (43.69 ± 22.19 %). Almost 50 % of eggs hatched or died during the cold storage period, with more than 80 % lost after periods longer than 150 days. To verify the suitability of stored eggs for toxicity test, 48 h acute tests were performed using nickel chloride as a referent toxicant. Eggs stored for 30, 60, 90 and 120 days gave EC50 values ranging from 0.130 to 0.221 mg L(-1), similar to the value recorded for early-spawned eggs, suggesting that these eggs can be used for ecotoxicological tests. Our results open new possibilities for a wider use of the Mediterranean strain of A. tonsa copepod for ecotoxicological tests.
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- V Vitiello
- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research-ISPRA, Piazzale dei Marmi 12, 57123, Leghorn, Italy
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research-ISPRA, Piazzale dei Marmi 12, 57123, Leghorn, Italy
- CAISIAL, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Reggia di Portici, Via Università 100, 80055, Portici, NA, Italy
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research-ISPRA, Piazzale dei Marmi 12, 57123, Leghorn, Italy
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research-ISPRA, Piazzale dei Marmi 12, 57123, Leghorn, Italy
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research-ISPRA, Piazzale dei Marmi 12, 57123, Leghorn, Italy.
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Zhou C, Vitiello V, Casals E, Puntes VF, Iamunno F, Pellegrini D, Changwen W, Benvenuto G, Buttino I. Toxicity of nickel in the marine calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa: Nickel chloride versus nanoparticles. Aquat Toxicol 2016; 170:1-12. [PMID: 26562184 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Revised: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Nickel compounds are widely used in industries and have been massively introduced in the environment in different chemical forms. Here we report the effect of two different chemical forms of nickel, NiCl2 and nickel nanoparticles (NiNPs), on the reproduction of the marine calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa. The behavior of nickel nanoparticles was analyzed with different techniques and with two protocols. In the "sonicated experiment" (SON) NiNP solution was sonicated while in the "non-sonicated experiment" (NON-SON) the solution was vigorously shaken by hand. Final nominal concentrations of 5, 10 and 50mgL(-1) and 1, 5 and 10mgL(-1) NiNPs were used for the acute and semichronic tests, respectively. Nanoparticle size did not change over time except for the highest concentration of 50mgL(-1) NiNPs, in which the diameter increased up to 843nm after 48h. The concentration of Ni dissolved in the water increased with NP concentration and was similar for SON and NON-SON solutions. Our results indicate that sonication does not modify toxicity for the copepod A. tonsa. Mean EC50 values were similar for NON-SON (20.2mgL(-1)) and SON experiments (22.14mgL(-1)) in the acute test. Similarly, no differences occurred between the two different protocols in the semichronic test, with an EC50 of 7.45mgL(-1) and 6.97mgL(-1) for NON-SON and SON experiments, respectively. Acute and semichronic tests, conducted exposing A. tonsa embryos to NiCl2 concentrations from 0.025 to 0.63mgL(-1), showed EC50 of 0.164 and 0.039mgL(-1), respectively. Overall, A. tonsa is more sensitive to NiCl2 than NiNPs with EC50 being one order of magnitude higher for NiNPs. Finally, we exposed adult copepods for 4 days to NiCl2 and NiNPs (chronic exposure) to study the effect on fecundity in terms of daily egg production and naupliar viability. Egg production is not affected by either form of nickel, whereas egg viability is significantly reduced by 0.025mgL(-1) NiCl2 and by 8.5mgL(-1) NiNPs. At NiNP concentration below the acute EC50 (17mgL(-1)) only 9% of embryos hatched after 4 days. Interestingly, the percentage of naupliar mortality (>82%) observed in the semichronic test at the nominal concentration of 10mgL(-1) NiNPs corresponding to almost 0.10mgL(-1) of dissolved Ni, was similar to that recorded at the same Ni salt concentration. Electron microscopical analyses revealed that A. tonsa adults ingest NiNPs and excrete them through fecal pellets. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study investigating the toxicity of two different forms of Ni on the reproductive physiology of the copepod A. tonsa and showing the ability of the calanoid copepod to ingest nanoparticles from seawater.
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- C Zhou
- Istituto per la Protezione e Ricerca Ambientale ISPRA_STS Livorno, Piazzale dei marmi 12, 57123 Livorno, Italy; Academic Centre for Innovation and Development in the Food Industry (CAISIAL), Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy
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- Istituto per la Protezione e Ricerca Ambientale ISPRA_STS Livorno, Piazzale dei marmi 12, 57123 Livorno, Italy
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- Institut Català de Nanotecnologia, Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelone, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut Català de Nanotecnologia, Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelone, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain; Institut Català de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys, 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto per la Protezione e Ricerca Ambientale ISPRA_STS Livorno, Piazzale dei marmi 12, 57123 Livorno, Italy
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- Zhejiang Ocean University, 1 Rd. South Haida, Lincheng New Area, Dinghai District Zhoushan City, 316022 PR China
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto per la Protezione e Ricerca Ambientale ISPRA_STS Livorno, Piazzale dei marmi 12, 57123 Livorno, Italy.
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Libralato G, Baudo R, Buttino I, Faimali M, Mugnai C, Volpi Ghirardini A. 6th Biannual ECOtoxicology MEeting (BECOME 2014) - Environmental emergencies: Ecotoxicology as a management tool. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2016; 123:1. [PMID: 26572597 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- G Libralato
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University Ca' Foscari Venice, Campo della Celestia, Castello 2737/B, I-30122 Venice, Italy
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- Institute of Ecosystem Study, National Research Council, Largo Vittorio Tonolli, 50-52, I- 28922 Verbania Pallanza, Italy
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- Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, ISPRA, Piazzale dei marmi 12, I-57123 Livorno, Italy
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, Via de Marini 6, I-16149 Genova, Italy
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- Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, ISPRA, Via V. Brancati 48, I-00144 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University Ca' Foscari Venice, Campo della Celestia, Castello 2737/B, I-30122 Venice, Italy
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Buttino I, Sansone G, Buono S, Malzone MG, Vitiello V, Rico C. Preliminary trials to rear the copepod Temora stylifera as food for fish larvae. Italian Journal of Animal Science 2007. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.1s.794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- I. Buttino
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento delle Scienze Biologiche. Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Italy
- CRIAcq. Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Italy
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy
- CRIAcq. Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Italy
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy
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Miralto A, Barone G, Romano G, Poulet SA, Ianora A, Russo GL, Buttino I, Mazzarella G, Laabir M, Cabrini M, Giacobbe MG. The insidious effect of diatoms on copepod reproduction. Nature 1999. [DOI: 10.1038/46023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 422] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Miralto A, Ianora A, Poulet SA, Romano G, Buttino I, Scala S. Embryonic Development in Invertebrates Is Arrested by Inhibitory Compounds in Diatoms. Mar Biotechnol (NY) 1999; 1:401-402. [PMID: 10489419 DOI: 10.1007/pl00011794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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- A Miralto
- Stazione Zoologica A. Dohrn, Villa Comunale, Naples I-80121, Italy
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The relation between consumption of regular and decaffeinated coffee and other methylxanthine-containing beverages and bladder cancer was analysed in a case-control study in two different areas of northern Italy (555 cases and 855 controls). The multivariate relative risk (RR) adjusted for smoking, occupation and sociodemographic variables for coffee drinkers versus non-drinkers was 1.3 (95% CI 1.0-1.8). The RR was 1.2 for one cup of coffee per day, 1.4 for two, 1.5 for three and 1.4 for four or more (P = 0.05). RRs for current drinkers were 1.5 (0.9-2.4) for decaffeinated coffee, 0.9 (0.6-1.2) for tea, and 0.6 (0.3-1.4) for cola. With reference to duration of consumption of coffee, RRs were 1.2 for less than 30 years or 1.4 for 30 years or more. Coffee-related RRs were higher in the older age group and in ex-smokers. Among 105 cases and 338 controls who had never smoked, RRs were 1.9 for one or two cups per day, 1.8 for three and 1.5 for four or more (trend not significant). A higher prevalence of coffee drinking among bladder cancer cases than controls was confirmed, with no clear dose-risk relation.
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- B D'Avanzo
- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche, Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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The relationship between various diseases and immunisations and the risk of multiple myeloma was analysed using data from a hospital-based case-control study conducted in Northern Italy on 117 patients with multiple myeloma and 477 controls. Associations were observed for clinical history of scarlet fever (relative risk, RR = 2.0; 95% confidence interval, CI = 1.1-3.9), tuberculosis (RR = 2.3%; 95% CI = 0.9-5.7) and BCG immunisation (RR = 3.0; 95% CI = 1.4-6.4). The relative risk was 1.8 (95% CI = 0.9-3.5) for episodes of Herpes zoster infection, but most of the excess cases occurred within 10 years of diagnosis, suggesting that this might have been an early manifestation of the disease. No association emerged for common childhood viral infections or any other immunisation practice. When various classes of infectious or inflammatory diseases were grouped together according to their aetiology, there was a significant positive association with chronic bacterial illnesses (RR = 1.8; 95% CI = 1.1-2.8), and the relative risk estimates increased with the number of bacterial diseases. The trend in risk with number of diseases was significant (chi 21 = 4.5, P = 0.03). A negative association was found between allergic conditions and risk of multiple myeloma (RR = 0.6; 95% CI = 0.3-1.0).
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- A Gramenzi
- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano, Italy
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