Effects of zinc-oxide nanoparticles on soil, plants, animals and soil organisms: A review

VD Rajput, TM Minkina, A Behal, SN Sushkova… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Zinc-oxide nanoparticles are being used in a wide range of commercial applications and are
therefore expected to find their way into the soil ecosystem. Problems concerning Zinc-oxide …

The toxic effects and mechanisms of CuO and ZnO nanoparticles

YN Chang, M Zhang, L Xia, J Zhang, G Xing - Materials, 2012 - mdpi.com
Recent nanotechnological advances suggest that metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have
been expected to be used in various fields, ranging from catalysis and opto-electronic …

Ecotoxicological impact of engineered nanomaterials in bivalve molluscs: an overview

TL Rocha, T Gomes, VS Sousa, NC Mestre… - Marine environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
The increasing production and application of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in
consumer products over the past decade will inevitably lead to their release into aquatic …

Behavior and potential impacts of metal-based engineered nanoparticles in aquatic environments

C Peng, W Zhang, H Gao, Y Li, X Tong, K Li, X Zhu… - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
The specific properties of metal-based nanoparticles (NPs) have not only led to rapidly
increasing applications in various industrial and commercial products, but also caused …

Behavior and biochemical responses of the polychaeta Hediste diversicolor to polystyrene nanoplastics

MSS Silva, M Oliveira, P Valente, E Figueira… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plastic debris has been reaching the world's oceans since it started being used. Multiple
studies have been addressing the effects of microplastics in various organisms but, despite …

A marine mesocosm study on the environmental fate of silver nanoparticles and toxicity effects on two endobenthic species: the ragworm Hediste diversicolor and the …

PE Buffet, A Zalouk-Vergnoux, A Châtel… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles are widely used in a range of products and processes for their
antibacterial properties, electrical and thermal conductivity. The fate and effects of Ag …

Saltwater ecotoxicology of Ag, Au, CuO, TiO2, ZnO and C60 engineered nanoparticles: an overview

D Minetto, AV Ghirardini, G Libralato - Environment International, 2016 - Elsevier
This review paper examined 529 papers reporting experimental nanoecotoxicological
original data. Only 126 papers referred to saltwater environments (water column and …

Critical review of engineered nanoparticles: Environmental concentrations and toxicity

JR Bathi, L Wright, E Khan - Current Pollution Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The increasing use of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) has led
to growing concerns about their environmental impacts. It has become a focus for …

Gills are an initial target of zinc oxide nanoparticles in oysters Crassostrea gigas, leading to mitochondrial disruption and oxidative stress

R Trevisan, G Delapedra, DF Mello, M Arl, ÉC Schmidt… - Aquatic toxicology, 2014 - Elsevier
The increasing industrial use of nanomaterials during the last decades poses a potential
threat to the environment and in particular to organisms living in the aquatic environment. In …

Short-term effects on antioxidant enzymes and long-term genotoxic and carcinogenic potential of CuO nanoparticles compared to bulk CuO and ionic copper in …

P Ruiz, A Katsumiti, JA Nieto, J Bori… - Marine environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to study short-term effects on antioxidant enzyme activities and
long-term genotoxic and carcinogenic potential of CuO nanoparticles (NPs) in comparison to …