Ecotoxicity of engineered nanoparticles to freshwater organisms

Aquatic Ecotoxicity Testing of Nanoparticles—The Quest To Disclose Nanoparticle Effects

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 u...

Environmental Fate and Ecotoxicity of Engineered Nanoparticles

Occurrence, behavior and effects of nanoparticles in the environment.

The increasing use of engineered nanoparticles (NP) in industrial and household applications will very likely lead to the release of such materials into the environment. Assessing the risks of these NP in the environment requires an understanding of their mobility, reactivity, ecotoxicity and persistency. This review presents an overview of the classes of NP relevant to the environment and summ...

The toxicity of nanoplastics to marine organisms

The abundance of nanoplastics in the marine environment is expected to increase due to the increasing use of engineered nanoplastics in various applications (primary nanoplastics), as well as due to the continuous degradation of macroand microplastics at sea (giving rise to so called secondary nanoplastics). Generally, the ability of (engineered) nanomaterials to interfere with cellular metabol...

Uva Irradiation Influence on the Acute Toxicity of Nanosized Tio2 to Daphnia Magna

The incorporation of engineered nanoparticles in commercial products is progressively increasing and so is the potential for release of these novel materials into the environment. In fact, some recent studies demonstrate the release of nanomaterials, in particular nano-TiO2, from different ENP containing products such as sun-screens, paints, coatings etc. This implies that nanomaterials will re...