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 …

Mussel digestive gland as a model tissue for assessing xenobiotics: an overview

C Faggio, V Tsarpali, S Dailianis - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Control strategies and routine biomonitoring programs are commonly performed worldwide
using sentinel marine invertebrates, such as mussels of the genus Mytilus, for assessing the …

Effects of nanopolystyrene on the feeding behavior of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.)

A Wegner, E Besseling, EM Foekema… - Environmental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
As the industrial production of nanoplastic and the degradation of microplastic into smaller
particles at sea increase, the potential amount of nanoplastics in the marine environment …

A global synthesis of ecosystem services provided and disrupted by freshwater bivalve molluscs

A Zieritz, R Sousa, DC Aldridge, K Douda… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Identification of ecosystem services, ie the contributions that ecosystems make to human
well‐being, has proven instrumental in galvanising public and political support for …

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 …

In vivo effects of n-TiO2 on digestive gland and immune function of the marine bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis

C Barmo, C Ciacci, B Canonico, R Fabbri, K Cortese… - Aquatic toxicology, 2013 - Elsevier
Due to the increasing production of nanoparticles (NPs) and their potential release in the
aquatic environment, evaluation of their biological impact on aquatic organisms represents a …

Room temperature seed mediated growth of gold nanoparticles: mechanistic investigations and life cycle assesment

W Leng, P Pati, PJ Vikesland - Environmental Science: Nano, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we report the first room temperature seed-mediated synthesis of gold
nanoparticles (AuNPs) in the presence of citrate and a gold salt. In contrast to citrate …

Biological accumulation of engineered nanomaterials: a review of current knowledge

WC Hou, P Westerhoff, JD Posner - Environmental Science: Processes …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the widespread use of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in consumer and industrial
products, concerns have been raised over their impacts once released into the ecosystems …

Gold nanoparticle biodissolution by a freshwater macrophyte and its associated microbiome

A Avellan, M Simonin, E McGivney, N Bossa… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Predicting nanoparticle fate in aquatic environments requires mimicking of ecosystem
complexity to observe the geochemical processes affecting their behaviour. Here, 12 nm Au …

Interactive effects of n-TiO2 and 2, 3, 7, 8-TCDD on the marine bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis

L Canesi, G Frenzilli, T Balbi, M Bernardeschi… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2014 - Elsevier
Despite the growing concern over the potential biological impact of nanoparticles (NPs) in
the aquatic environment, little is known about their interactions with other pollutants. The …