Concerns about the environmental and human health implications of engineered
nanomaterials (ENMs) are growing with the increased use in consumer and industrial …

The widespread application of commercial TiO 2 NPs inevitably leads to their release into
environmental waters through various ways. TiO 2 NPs released into water might be …

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) including a mix of intact nanoparticle-Ag and 'free'Ag+ pose
high risks to benthic photoautotrophs, but the photosynthetic responses of benthic microbial …

Algae and cyanobacteria are known to be able to remove a variety of pollutants from water,
including toxic metal ions. In this study, algal and cyanobacterial species growing in two …

Inputs of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to marine waters continue to increase yet
mechanisms of AgNPs toxicity to marine phytoplankton are still not well resolved. This study …

Drying and rewetting can markedly influence the microbial structure and function of river
biofilm communities and potentially result in the release of metal ions from biofilms …

The release of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is expected to rise in the near future, with
possible negative effects on aquatic life and enhancement of microbial resistance against …

In freshwater ecosystem, phototrophic biofilms play a crucial role through adsorption and
sequestration of organic and inorganic pollutants. However, extracellular polymeric …

The widespread application of TiO2 NPs will lead to their increasing release into the aquatic
environment and thus affects the ecosystem function of aquatic life. As a microbial …

Autotrophic biofilms are complex and fundamental biological compartments of many aquatic
ecosystems. In particular, these biofilms represent a major resource for many invertebrate …