Nanomaterials in the environment: behavior, fate, bioavailability, and effects—an updated review

JR Lead, GE Batley, PJJ Alvarez… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The present review covers developments in studies of nanomaterials (NMs) in the
environment since our much cited review in 2008. We discuss novel insights into fate and …

Nanomaterials: A comprehensive review of applications, toxicity, impact, and fate to environment

MM El-Kady, I Ansari, C Arora, N Rai, S Soni… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present era is considered the nanotech age. Nanomaterials have gained a great deal of
importance in the field of technology, engineering, and medicine progression because of …

Nanomaterials for removal of toxic elements from water

F Lu, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Water pollution becomes a critical issue around the world, and heavy metals, organic and
inorganic compounds and bio-organisms contribute to major pollution in water. The …

Nanoparticles in the aquatic environment: Usage, properties, transformation and toxicity—A review

NB Turan, HS Erkan, GO Engin, MS Bilgili - Process safety and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles are defined as a group of particles having sizes between 1 and 100 nm and
characterized by some specific physicochemical properties such as surface area, surface …

Silver nanoparticles in the environment: Sources, detection and ecotoxicology

E McGillicuddy, I Murray, S Kavanagh… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The environmental impact of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) has become a topic of interest
recently, this is due to the fact that AgNPs have been included in numerous consumer …

Silver as antibacterial agent: ion, nanoparticle, and metal

S Chernousova, M Epple - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The antibacterial action of silver is utilized in numerous consumer products and medical
devices. Metallic silver, silver salts, and also silver nanoparticles are used for this purpose …

Environmental concentrations of engineered nanomaterials: review of modeling and analytical studies

F Gottschalk, TY Sun, B Nowack - Environmental pollution, 2013 - Elsevier
Scientific consensus predicts that the worldwide use of engineered nanomaterials (ENM)
leads to their release into the environment. We reviewed the available literature concerning …

Nanosilver-based antibacterial drugs and devices: mechanisms, methodological drawbacks, and guidelines

L Rizzello, PP Pompa - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the current advancement in drug discovery and pharmaceutical biotechnology,
infection diseases induced by bacteria continue to be one of the greatest health problems …

Evaluating green silver nanoparticles as prospective biopesticides: An environmental standpoint

MS Bapat, H Singh, SK Shukla, PP Singh, DVN Vo… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The current method of agriculture entails the usage of excessive amounts of pesticides and
fertilizers. The blatant use of conventional pesticides and fertilizers over several decades …

Silver nanoparticles: Technological advances, societal impacts, and metrological challenges

B Calderón-Jiménez, ME Johnson… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) show different physical and chemical properties compared to
their macroscale analogs. This is primarily due to their small size and, consequently, the …