Microplastics in agroecosystems: A review of effects on soil biota and key soil functions

L Shafea, J Yap, N Beriot, VJ Felde… - Journal of Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Contamination of soils in agroecosystems with microplastics (MPs) is of increasing concern.
The contamination of the environment/farmland soils with MPs (1 µm to 5 mm sized …

Cellular uptake of nanoparticles as determined by particle properties, experimental conditions, and cell type

K Kettler, K Veltman, D van De Meent… - Environmental …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The increased application of nanoparticles (NPs) is increasing the risk of their release into
the environment. Although many toxicity studies have been conducted, the environmental …

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 …

The effects of nanomaterials as endocrine disruptors

I Iavicoli, L Fontana, V Leso… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
In recent years, nanoparticles have been increasingly used in several industrial, consumer
and medical applications because of their unique physico-chemical properties. However, in …

Practical considerations for conducting ecotoxicity test methods with manufactured nanomaterials: what have we learnt so far?

RD Handy, N van den Brink, M Chappell, M Mühling… - Ecotoxicology, 2012 - Springer
This review paper reports the consensus of a technical workshop hosted by the European
network, NanoImpactNet (NIN). The workshop aimed to review the collective experience of …

Effect of exogenous carbonaceous materials on the bioavailability of organic pollutants and their ecological risks

X Ren, G Zeng, L Tang, J Wang, J Wan, H Feng… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of exogenous carbonaceous materials (ECMs) in organic contaminated soil is
widespread because of their intentional application as carbonaceous amendments (eg …

Soil pH effects on the comparative toxicity of dissolved zinc, non-nano and nano ZnO to the earthworm Eisenia fetida

LR Heggelund, M Diez-Ortiz, S Lofts, E Lahive… - …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
To determine how soil properties influence nanoparticle (NP) fate, bioavailability and
toxicity, this study compared the toxicity of nano zinc oxide (ZnO NPs), non-nano ZnO and …

A critical review of the environmental impacts of manufactured nano-objects on earthworm species

M Adeel, N Shakoor, M Shafiq, A Pavlicek, F Part… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of manufactured nano-objects (MNOs) in various consumer or their (future
large-scale) use as nanoagrochemical have increased with the rapid development of …

Chronic toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles, non-nano ZnO and ZnCl2 to Folsomia candida (Collembola) in relation to bioavailability in soil

PL Kool, MD Ortiz, CAM van Gestel - Environmental Pollution, 2011 - Elsevier
The chronic toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NP) to Folsomia candida was
determined in natural soil. To unravel the contribution of particle size and free zinc to NP …

State-of-the-art review on the role and applicability of select nano-compounds in geotechnical and geoenvironmental applications

H Harsh, AAB Moghal, RM Rasheed… - Arabian Journal for …, 2023 - Springer
The traditional soil stabilization techniques, which primarily include calcium-rich additives,
are gradually replaced by environmentally friendly techniques as the former increases the …