Potential release pathways, environmental fate, and ecological risks of carbon nanotubes

EJ Petersen, L Zhang, NT Mattison… - … science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are currently incorporated into various consumer products, and
numerous new applications and products containing CNTs are expected in the future. The …

Ecotoxicity of nanosized TiO2. Review of in vivo data

A Menard, D Drobne, A Jemec - Environmental Pollution, 2011 - Elsevier
This report presents an exhaustive literature review of data on the effect of nanoparticulate
TiO2 on algae, higher plants, aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates and freshwater fish. The …

[HTML][HTML] Titanium dioxide in our everyday life; is it safe?

M Skocaj, M Filipic, J Petkovic, S Novak - Radiology and oncology, 2011 - sciendo.com
Background. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is considered as an inert and safe material and has
been used in many applications for decades. However, with the development of …

Are carbon nanotube effects on green algae caused by shading and agglomeration?

F Schwab, TD Bucheli, LP Lukhele… - … science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
Due to growing production, carbon nanotubes (CNT) may soon be found in a broad range of
products and thus in the environment. In this work, an algal growth test was developed to …

Analysis of currently available data for characterising the risk of engineered nanomaterials to the environment and human health—lessons learned from four case …

K Aschberger, C Micheletti, B Sokull-Klüttgen… - Environment …, 2011 - Elsevier
Production volumes and the use of engineered nanomaterials in many innovative products
are continuously increasing, however little is known about their potential risk for the …

Particle-size effect of CuO and ZnO on biogas and methane production during anaerobic digestion

M Luna-delRisco, K Orupõld… - Journal of hazardous …, 2011 - Elsevier
The effects of bulk-and nano-sized CuO and ZnO particles on biogas and methane
production during anaerobic digestion of cattle manure were studied for a period of 14 days …

Disruption of zebrafish (Danio rerio) reproduction upon chronic exposure to TiO2 nanoparticles

J Wang, X Zhu, X Zhang, Z Zhao, H Liu, R George… - Chemosphere, 2011 - Elsevier
As common engineered nanomaterials, TiO2 nanoparticles (nTiO2) are usually perceived as
non-toxic, and have already been widely used in many products and applications. Such a …

Challenges in exposure modeling of nanoparticles in aquatic environments

R Arvidsson, S Molander, BA Sandén… - Human and Ecological …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Managing the potential environmental risks of nanoparticles requires methods to link
nanoparticle properties with macro-scale risks. This study outlines challenges in exposure …

The toxicity and oxidative stress of TiO2 nanoparticles in marine abalone (Haliotis diversicolor supertexta)

X Zhu, J Zhou, Z Cai - Marine pollution bulletin, 2011 - Elsevier
The increasing use of nanotechnology highlights the need to understand and clarify the
environmental impacts of nanomaterials. In this study, the acute toxicity and oxidative stress …

Titanium in UK rural, agricultural and urban/industrial rivers: geogenic and anthropogenic colloidal/sub-colloidal sources and the significance of within-river retention

C Neal, H Jarvie, P Rowland, A Lawler, D Sleep… - Science of the Total …, 2011 - Elsevier
Operationally defined dissolved Titanium [Ti](the< 0.45 μm filtered fraction) in rivers draining
rural, agricultural, urban and industrial land-use types in the UK averaged 2.1 μg/l with a …