Opinion paper about organic trace pollutants in wastewater: Toxicity assessment in a European perspective

R Pedrazzani, G Bertanza, I Brnardić… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This opinion paper focuses on the role of eco-toxicological tools in the assessment of
possible impacts of emerging contaminants on the aquatic ecosystem, hence, on human …

[HTML][HTML] Cadmium stress effects indicating marine pollution in different species of sea urchin employed as environmental bioindicators

R Chiarelli, C Martino, MC Roccheri - Cell Stress and Chaperones, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, researches about the defense strategies induced by cadmium stress have
greatly increased, invading several fields of scientific research. Mechanisms of cadmium …

Role of autophagy in zinc oxide nanoparticles-induced apoptosis of mouse LEYDIG cells

J Shen, D Yang, X Zhou, Y Wang, S Tang… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have shown adverse health impact on the human male
reproductive system, with evidence of inducing apoptosis. However, whether or not ZnO NPs …

Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of CuO nanoparticles in sea urchin spermatozoa through oxidative stress

A Gallo, L Manfra, R Boni, A Rotini, L Migliore… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) are extensively used in various industrial
and commercial applications. Despite their wide application may lead to the contamination …

sea urchin embryo model as a reliable in vivo phenotypic screen to characterize selective antimitotic molecules. Comparative evaluation of combretapyrazoles …

MN Semenova, DV Demchuk… - ACS Combinatorial …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A series of both novel and reported combretastatin analogues, including diarylpyrazoles,-
isoxazoles,-1, 2, 3-triazoles, and-pyrroles, were synthesized via improved protocols to …

Toxicity of Carbon, Silicon, and Metal-Based Nanoparticles to Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius

K Pikula, A Zakharenko, V Chaika, I Em, A Nikitina… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the increasing annual production of nanoparticles (NPs), the risks of their harmful
influence on the environment and human health are rising. However, our knowledge about …

Responses to iron oxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles in echinoderm embryos and microalgae: uptake, growth, morphology, and transcriptomic analysis

AM Genevière, E Derelle, ML Escande… - …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We investigated the toxicity of Iron oxide and Zinc oxide engineered nanoparticles (ENPs)
on Paracentrotus lividus sea urchin embryos and three species of microalgae …

Chronic toxicity of nanodiamonds can disturb development and reproduction of Acheta domesticus L

J Karpeta-Kaczmarek, A Kędziorski… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of nanodiamonds in numerous materials designed for industry and medicine is
growing rapidly. Consequently health and environmental risks associated with the exposure …

Application of the sea urchin embryo test in toxicity evaluation and effect-directed analysis of wastewater treatment plant effluents

L Mijangos, M Krauss, L de Miguel… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Sea urchin embryo assay was used to assess general toxicity at four wastewater treatment
plant effluents of Biscay (Gorliz, Mungia, Gernika, and Galindo), and within the tested range …

Characteristics and applications of silver nanoparticles

F Zivic, N Grujovic, S Mitrovic, IU Ahad… - … of nanotechnologies–a …, 2018 - Springer
This review provides an insight into the level of knowledge about the properties of silver
nanoparticles, their already existing applications and possible further developments, as well …