Nanomaterials in the environment: behavior, fate, bioavailability, and effects—an updated review

JR Lead, GE Batley, PJJ Alvarez… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Nanotechnology for agricultural applications: Facts, issues, knowledge gaps, and challenges in environmental risk assessment

D Singh, BR Gurjar - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has many potentials, uses, and benefits in the field of agriculture. By
producing greater quantities of food at lower costs, nanotechnology has significantly …

Polymer-specific modeling of the environmental emissions of seven commodity plastics as macro-and microplastics

D Kawecki, B Nowack - Environmental science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Plastic has been identified as an emerging contaminant in aquatic and terrestrial
ecosystems. Uncertainties remain concerning the amounts present in the environment and …

Nanomaterials in the Environment Acquire an “Eco‐Corona” Impacting their Toxicity to Daphnia Magna—a Call for Updating Toxicity Testing Policies

F Nasser, J Constantinou, I Lynch - Proteomics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomaterials (NMs) are particles with at least one dimension between 1 and 100 nm and a
large surface area to volume ratio, providing them with exceptional qualities that are …

Noble metal nanoparticles in agriculture: impacts on plants, associated microorganisms, and biotechnological practices

L Burketová, J Martinec, J Siegel, A Macůrková… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Within the past decades, nanoparticles (NPs) have become common components of
electronics, batteries, cosmetics, clothing, and even dietary supplements. Despite their …

Exposure and possible risks of engineered nanomaterials in the environment—Current knowledge and directions for the future

H Wigger, R Kägi, M Wiesner… - Reviews of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The consequences that engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) may cause in the environment
have been under investigation for more than 15 years. Hundreds of millions of euros/dollars …

Quantification of Au nanoparticle biouptake and distribution to freshwater algae using single cell–ICP-MS

RC Merrifield, C Stephan, JR Lead - Environmental science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Quantifying metal and nanoparticle (NP) biouptake and distribution on an individual cellular
basis has previously been impossible, given available techniques which provide qualitative …

Growth-promoting gold nanoparticles decrease stress responses in Arabidopsis seedlings

E Ferrari, F Barbero, M Busquets-Fité, M Franz-Wachtel… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The global economic success of man-made nanoscale materials has led to a higher
production rate and diversification of emission sources in the environment. For these …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of environmental exposure models for engineered nanomaterials in a regulatory context

B Nowack - NanoImpact, 2017 - Elsevier
Exposure modeling is an important tool in the risk assessment process because it can
provide information on predicted environmental concentrations (PEC values) even in the …

Dynamic probabilistic material flow analysis of nano-SiO2, nano iron oxides, nano-CeO2, nano-Al2O3, and quantum dots in seven European regions

Y Wang, B Nowack - Environmental pollution, 2018 - Elsevier
Static environmental exposure assessment models based on material flow analysis (MFA)
have previously been used to estimate flows of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) to the …