Microplastics in the environment: Interactions with microbes and chemical contaminants

FK Mammo, ID Amoah, KM Gani, L Pillay… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are contaminants of emerging concern that have gained considerable
attention during the last few decades due to their adverse impact on living organisms and …

Barriers, pathways and processes for uptake, translocation and accumulation of nanomaterials in plants–Critical review

F Schwab, G Zhai, M Kern, A Turner, JL Schnoor… - …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Uptake, transport and toxicity of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) into plant cells are
complex processes that are currently still not well understood. Parts of this problem are the …

Influence of nanoplastic surface charge on eco-corona formation, aggregation and toxicity to freshwater zooplankton

J Saavedra, S Stoll, VI Slaveykova - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Concerns about possible environmental implications of nano-and micro-plastics are
continuously raising. Hence, comprehensive understanding of their behaviour …

Attachment efficiency of gold nanoparticles by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains governed by surface charges

W Pajerski, D Ochonska, M Brzychczy-Wloch… - Journal of Nanoparticle …, 2019 - Springer
The interaction between metal nanoparticles and bacteria belongs to the central issues in a
dynamically growing bionanotechnological research. Herein, we investigated the adhesion …

Nanoparticles in the soil–plant system: a review

B Ahmed, A Rizvi, K Ali, J Lee, A Zaidi, MS Khan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Nanoparticles are increasingly used in many industrial sectors due to their unique
properties, yet their introduction in ecosystems is of concern for health and food security. In …

Transformation and bioavailability of metal oxide nanoparticles in aquatic and terrestrial environments. A review

M Amde, J Liu, ZQ Tan, D Bekana - Environmental pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Metal oxide nanoparticles (MeO-NPs) are among the most consumed NPs and also
have wide applications in various areas which increased their release into the …

Nanoparticle Uptake in Plants: Gold Nanomaterial Localized in Roots of Arabidopsis thaliana by X-ray Computed Nanotomography and Hyperspectral Imaging

A Avellan, F Schwab, A Masion… - Environmental …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Terrestrial plants can internalize and translocate nanoparticles (NPs). However, direct
evidence for the processes driving the NP uptake and distribution in plants is scarce at the …

Algae response to engineered nanoparticles: current understanding, mechanisms and implications

F Chen, Z Xiao, L Yue, J Wang, Y Feng… - Environmental …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The growing application of nanotechnology causes the release of engineered nanoparticles
(NPs) into aquatic environments. With increasing concerns over the potential effect of NPs …

The effects and the potential mechanism of environmental transformation of metal nanoparticles on their toxicity in organisms

J Zhang, W Guo, Q Li, Z Wang, S Liu - Environmental Science: Nano, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The rapid development of nanotechnology has raised great concern over its effect on
environmental health and safety (EHS). Due to their novel physicochemical properties, metal …

The crucial role of environmental coronas in determining the biological effects of engineered nanomaterials

L Xu, M Xu, R Wang, Y Yin, I Lynch, S Liu - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In aquatic environments, a large number of ecological macromolecules (eg, natural organic
matter (NOM), extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and proteins) can adsorb onto the …