Toxicity of Ag, CuO and ZnO nanoparticles to selected environmentally relevant test organisms and mammalian cells in vitro: a critical review

O Bondarenko, K Juganson, A Ivask, K Kasemets… - Archives of …, 2013 - Springer
Nanoparticles (NPs) of copper oxide (CuO), zinc oxide (ZnO) and especially nanosilver are
intentionally used to fight the undesirable growth of bacteria, fungi and algae. Release of …

Ecotoxicity of manufactured ZnO nanoparticles–a review

H Ma, PL Williams, SA Diamond - Environmental pollution, 2013 - Elsevier
This report presents an exhaustive literature review on the toxicity of manufactured ZnO
nanoparticles (NPs) to ecological receptors across different taxa: bacteria, algae and plants …

Effects of engineered nanomaterials on plants growth: an overview

F Aslani, S Bagheri, N Muhd Julkapli… - The Scientific World …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid development and wide applications of nanotechnology brought about a significant
increment on the number of engineered nanomaterials (ENs) inevitably entering our living …

Effect of ZnO Nanoparticles on Brassica nigra Seedlings and Stem Explants: Growth Dynamics and Antioxidative Response

H Zafar, A Ali, JS Ali, IU Haq, M Zia - Frontiers in plant science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Nanoparticles (NPs) have diverse properties when compared to respective chemicals due to
their structure, surface to volume ratio, morphology, and reactivity. Toxicological effects of …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles exhibit cytotoxicity and genotoxicity through oxidative stress responses in human lung fibroblasts and Drosophila melanogaster

CT Ng, LQ Yong, MP Hande, CN Ong… - International journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background Although zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have been widely used, there has
been an increasing number of reports on the toxicity of ZnO NPs. However, study on the …

Metal‐based nanoparticles in soil: Fate, behavior, and effects on soil invertebrates

PS Tourinho, CAM Van Gestel, S Lofts… - Environmental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Metal‐based nanoparticles (NPs)(eg, silver, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, iron oxide)
are being widely used in the nanotechnology industry. Because of the release of particles …

Synthesis, antibacterial activity, antibacterial mechanism and food applications of ZnO nanoparticles: a review

LE Shi, ZH Li, W Zheng, YF Zhao, YF **… - Food Additives & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Bacterial contamination reduces the shelf-life of foods and presents serious risks to human
health. Nanotechnology provides the opportunity for the development of new antibacterial …

[PDF][PDF] The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

BSW WB - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1988 - scienceopen.com
Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) coating improves the uptake efficiency presumably by
engendering the Fe2O3-NPs. In the present study, we investigated the possible …

Toxicity assessment of nanomaterials: methods and challenges

A Dhawan, V Sharma - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2010 - Springer
The increasing use of nanomaterials in consumer and industrial products has aroused
global concern regarding their fate in biological systems, resulting in a demand for parallel …

Probabilistic environmental risk assessment of five nanomaterials (nano-TiO2, nano-Ag, nano-ZnO, CNT, and fullerenes)

C Coll, D Notter, F Gottschalk, T Sun, C Som… - …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The environmental risks of five engineered nanomaterials (nano-TiO2, nano-Ag, nano-ZnO,
CNT, and fullerenes) were quantified in water, soils, and sediments using probabilistic …