A Comprehensive Review on the Aquatic Toxicity of Engineered Nanomaterials

Cytotoxicity of ZnO NPs towards fresh water algae Scenedesmus obliquus at low exposure concentrations in UV-C, visible and dark conditions

“…The ionic dissolution of nanoparticles depends strongly on the surface area, which again can be inversely correlated with particle size (Wong et al, 2013;Lopes et al, 2014). In this study, an enhanced chemical dissolution (in the absence of algae) was noted for the smaller-sized ZnO-1 NPs than for ZnO-2 NPs at 48 h of exposure to UV-C irradiation.…”

Toxicity of CeO2 nanoparticles – The effect of nanoparticle properties

“…The release of nanoparticles from these products has become a potential environmental health hazard, due to the risks of their unintentional release into the environment [1]. While some nanoparticle products have been on the market for many years, the effects of these engineered nanoparticles on individual organisms and the ecosystem, as well as their behavior in the environment in general, have not been fully addressed [4].…”

Toxicity of gold nanoparticles for plants in experimental aquatic system

“…Ïîëó÷åííûå ðåçóëüòàòû âíîñÿò âêëàä â èçó÷å-íèå âçàèìîäåéñòâèé ìåòàëëîâ ñ âîäíûìè ðàñòåíèÿ-ìè [34][35], à òàêaeå â èçó÷åíèå òîêñè÷íîñòè íàíîìà-òåðèàëîâ äëÿ âîäíûõ îðãàíèçìîâ [36]. Íàêîïëåíèå ôàêòîâ î ïîòåíöèàëüíîé òîêñè÷íîñòè íàíîìàòåðè-àëîâ ïðåäñòàâëÿåò èíòåðåñ òàêaeå â ñâÿçè ñ òåì, ÷òî âûäâèãàþòñÿ ïðåäëîaeåíèÿ èñïîëüçîâàòü íàíîìàòåðè-àëû äëÿ î÷èùåíèÿ âîä îò êîíòàìèíàíòîâ [37].…”