The unrestricted release of various toxic substances into the environment is a critical global
issue, gaining increased attention in modern society. Many of these substances are pristine …

Nanotechnology has revolutionized gene therapy, diagnostics and environmental
remediation. Their bulk production, uses and disposal have posed threat to the environment …

With their growing production and application, engineered nanoparticles (NPs) are
increasingly discharged into the environment. The released NPs can potentially interact with …

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 …

The usage of engineered nanomaterials (NM) offers many novel products and applications
with advanced features, but at the same time raises concerns with regard to potential …

Microplastics are a ubiquitous contaminant of marine ecosystems that have received
considerable global attention. The effects of microplastic ingestion on some marine biota …

Microplastics are a contaminant of emerging concern which enter the marine environment
from a variety of sources. The ingestion and toxic effects of microplastics on marine life …

Nanotechnology that develops novel materials at size of 100 nm or less has become one of
the most promising areas of human endeavor. Because of their intrinsic properties …

Production volumes and the use of engineered nanomaterials in many innovative products
are continuously increasing, however little is known about their potential risk for the …

This work is a follow-up of our previous paper (Heinlaan et al., 2008. Chemosphere 71,
1308–1316) where we showed about 50-fold higher acute toxicity of CuO nanoparticles …