Daphnia magna and mixture toxicity with nanomaterials–Current status and perspectives in data-driven risk prediction

DST Martinez, LJA Ellis, GH Da Silva, R Petry… - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
The aquatic ecosystem is the final destination of most industrial residues and agrochemicals
resulting in organisms being exposed to a complex mixture of contaminants. Nanomaterials …

The toxicity of nanoparticles to organisms in freshwater

S Lekamge, AS Ball, R Shukla, D Nugegoda - Reviews of Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing industry yielding many benefits to society. However,
aquatic environments are at risk as increasing amounts of nanoparticles (NPs) are …

Synergistic action of zinc oxide nanoparticle using the unripe fruit extract of Aegle marmelos (L.)-Antibacterial, antibiofilm, radical scavenging and ecotoxicological …

MD Senthamarai, B Malaikozhundan - Materials Today Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, A. marmelos unripe fruit extract stabilized ZnO NPs (Am-ZnO NPs) was
synthesized and characterized by biophysical techniques. A characteristic absorbance peak …

Comparative dissolution, uptake, and toxicity of zinc oxide particles in individual aquatic species and mixed populations

F Wu, BJ Harper, SL Harper - Environmental toxicology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Potential differences in species susceptibility to nanoparticle (NP) contaminants make the
use of multispecies community toxicity testing strategies beneficial in understanding NP risk …

Influence of pH and media composition on suspension stability of silver, zinc oxide, and titanium dioxide nanoparticles and immobilization of Daphnia magna under …

D Cupi, NB Hartmann, A Baun - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2016 - Elsevier
In aquatic toxicity testing of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) the process of agglomeration
is very important as it may alter bioavailability and toxicity. In the present study, we aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] The toxicity of coated silver nanoparticles to Daphnia carinata and trophic transfer from alga Raphidocelis subcapitata

S Lekamge, AF Miranda, AS Ball, R Shukla… - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Nanoparticles (NPs) are causing threats to the environment. Silver NPs (AgNPs) are
increasingly used in commercial products and may end up in freshwater ecosystems. The …

Toxicity of CuO Nanoparticles to Structure and Metabolic Activity of Allium cepa Root Tips

F Deng, S Wang, H Xin - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and …, 2016 - Springer
Roots of Allium cepa were exposed to six CuO NPs suspensions (0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 mg L−
1) in this study. Results revealed that with the increase of CuO NPs concentration, the Cu …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure Medium: Key in Identifying Free Ag+ as the Exclusive Species of Silver Nanoparticles with Acute Toxicity to Daphnia magna

MH Shen, XX Zhou, XY Yang, JB Chao, R Liu, JF Liu - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
It is still not very clear what roles the various Ag species play in the toxicity of silver
nanoparticles (AgNPs). In this study, we found that traditional exposure media result in …

[HTML][HTML] EU regulation of nanobiocides: challenges in implementing the biocidal product regulation (BPR)

A Brinch, SF Hansen, NB Hartmann, A Baun - Nanomaterials, 2016 - mdpi.com
The Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) contains several provisions for nanomaterials
(NMs) and is the first regulation in the European Union to require specific testing and risk …

Analysis of stability behavior of carbon black nanoparticles in ecotoxicological media: Hydrophobic and steric effects

G Hwang, A Gomez-Flores, SA Bradford, S Choi… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2018 - Elsevier
The stability of carbon black nanoparticles (CB-NPs) was investigated in five different
ecotoxicity test media for fish, daphnia, and algae (ie, ISO Test water, Elendt M4 medium …