Engineered nanomaterials in the environment: Are they safe?
Engineered nanomaterials (NMs) are increasingly released into the environment with the
rapid development of nanotechnology. In this review, we present the current understanding …
rapid development of nanotechnology. In this review, we present the current understanding …
Effects of a microplastic mixture differ across trophic levels and taxa in a freshwater food web: In situ mesocosm experiment
The ubiquitous presence of microplastics (MP) in aquatic ecosystems can affect organisms
and communities in multiple ways. While MP research on aquatic organisms has primarily …
and communities in multiple ways. While MP research on aquatic organisms has primarily …
Environmental toxicity of nanopesticides against non-target organisms: the state of the art
Nanopesticides is a promising technology for agricultural productivity and innovation. The
emergent field of nanopesticides associated with their safety evaluation provides an …
emergent field of nanopesticides associated with their safety evaluation provides an …
Exposure to a microplastic mixture is altering the life traits and is causing deformities in the non-biting midge Chironomus riparius Meigen (1804)
The effect of microplastics (MP) exposure on the chironomid species Chironomus riparius
Meigen, 1804 was investigated using the OECD sediment and water toxicity test …
Meigen, 1804 was investigated using the OECD sediment and water toxicity test …
Effects of Polyurethane Small-Sized Microplastics in the Chironomid, Chironomus riparius: Responses at Organismal and Sub-Organismal Levels
Freshwater provides valuable services and functions to humankind. However,
macroinvertebrates that underpin the delivery of many of those ecosystem services and …
macroinvertebrates that underpin the delivery of many of those ecosystem services and …
The effects of a human food additive, titanium dioxide nanoparticles E171, on Drosophila melanogaster - a 20 generation dietary exposure experiment
In this study, fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) were exposed to an estimated daily human
E171 consumption concentration for 20 generations. Exposure to E171 resulted in: a …
E171 consumption concentration for 20 generations. Exposure to E171 resulted in: a …
Flocculants based on responsive polymers and chitosan for removal of metallic nanoparticles as contaminants of emerging concern present in water
Wastewater containing polluting nanoparticles during purification is an emerging concern
that has created the need to develop more efficient methodologies of wastewater treatment …
that has created the need to develop more efficient methodologies of wastewater treatment …
Chironomus riparius Larval Gut Bacteriobiota and Its Potential in Microplastic Degradation
Chironomus riparius are sediment-dwelling invertebrates in freshwater ecosystems and are
used as indicators of environmental pollution. Their habitat is threatened by high levels of …
used as indicators of environmental pollution. Their habitat is threatened by high levels of …
EFSA statement on the review of the risks related to the exposure to the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171) performed by the French Agency for Food …
EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) - EFSA Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract On 15 April 2019, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational
Health and Safety (ANSES) published an opinion on the risks related to the exposure to the …
Health and Safety (ANSES) published an opinion on the risks related to the exposure to the …
Environmentally relevant arsenic exposure affects morphological and molecular endpoints associated with reproduction in the Western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis
RJ Smith, KM Kollus, CR Propper - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) exposure, even at low environmentally relevant levels, may cause detrimental
health outcomes through developmental toxicity and by acting as an endocrine disrupting …
health outcomes through developmental toxicity and by acting as an endocrine disrupting …