Environmental transformations of silver nanoparticles: impact on stability and toxicity

C Levard, EM Hotze, GV Lowry… - Environmental science & …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) readily transform in the environment, which modifies their
properties and alters their transport, fate, and toxicity. It is essential to consider such …

Silver nanoparticles in aquatic environments: Physiochemical behavior and antimicrobial mechanisms

C Zhang, Z Hu, B Deng - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanosilver (silver nanoparticles or AgNPs) has unique physiochemical properties and
strong antimicrobial activities. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the …

Nanoparticle size and coating chemistry control foliar uptake pathways, translocation, and leaf-to-rhizosphere transport in wheat

A Avellan, J Yun, Y Zhang, E Spielman-Sun… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanoenabled foliar-applied agrochemicals can potentially be safer and more efficient than
conventional products. However, limited understanding about how nanoparticle properties …

Vertical migration of microplastics in porous media: Multiple controlling factors under wet-dry cycling

J Gao, S Pan, P Li, L Wang, R Hou, WM Wu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Terrestrial soils are not only a large reservoir for Microplastics (MPs), but also a possible
entrance to the subsurface environment, posing potential risks to the subterranean habitats …

Uptake, translocation, and transformation of silver nanoparticles in plants

D Huang, F Dang, Y Huang, N Chen… - Environmental Science …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been globally applied in consumer products because of
their antimicrobial properties. Broad applications inevitably release AgNPs into the natural …

Organic-coated silver nanoparticles in biological and environmental conditions: fate, stability and toxicity

VK Sharma, KM Siskova, R Zboril… - Advances in colloid and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This review paper presents the overview of processes involved in transformation of organic-
coated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in biological systems and in the aquatic environment …

Fate and transformation of silver nanoparticles in urban wastewater systems

R Kaegi, A Voegelin, C Ort, B Sinnet, B Thalmann… - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
Discharge of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NP) from textiles and cosmetics, todays major
application areas for metallic Ag-NP, into wastewater is inevitable. Transformation and …

Differential effect of common ligands and molecular oxygen on antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles versus silver ions

ZM **u, J Ma, PJJ Alvarez - Environmental science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
The antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is partially due to the release of
Ag+, although discerning the contribution of AgNPs vs Ag+ is challenging due to their …

Ambient electrochemical synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and water catalyzed by flower‐like gold microstructures

Z Wang, Y Li, H Yu, Y Xu, H Xue, X Li, H Wang… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical nitrogen reduction to ammonia is proposed as a promising alternative to the
Haber–Bosch process because it can be driven by renewable electricity at ambient …

Bioavailability of silver nanoparticles and ions: from a chemical and biochemical perspective

R Behra, L Sigg, MJD Clift, F Herzog… - Journal of the …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Owing to their antimicrobial properties, silver nanoparticles (NPs) are the most commonly
used engineered nanomaterial for use in a wide array of consumer and medical …