Nanomaterials in the environment, human exposure pathway, and health effects: A review

A Malakar, SR Kanel, C Ray, DD Snow… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials (NMs), both natural and synthetic, are produced, transformed, and exported
into our environment daily. Natural NMs annual flux to the environment is around 97% of 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 …

Eco-Corona vs Protein Corona: Effects of Humic Substances on Corona Formation and Nanoplastic Particle Toxicity in Daphnia magna

OO Fadare, B Wan, K Liu, Y Yang… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite many studies on the toxicity of nanoplastic particles (NPPs) to aquatic invertebrates,
the effects of ecological constituents such as humic substances (HSs) are often neglected. In …

Chemical transformation of silver nanoparticles in aquatic environments: Mechanism, morphology and toxicity

W Zhang, B Xiao, T Fang - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) have been inevitably introduced into ecological
environment during their extensive applications in daily human life. Thermodynamically, Ag …

The effects and the potential mechanism of environmental transformation of metal nanoparticles on their toxicity in organisms

J Zhang, W Guo, Q Li, Z Wang, S Liu - Environmental Science: Nano, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The rapid development of nanotechnology has raised great concern over its effect on
environmental health and safety (EHS). Due to their novel physicochemical properties, metal …

Metal based nanoparticles in agricultural system: behavior, transport, and interaction with plants

H Chen - Chemical Speciation & Bioavailability, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
With the fast-developing nanotechnology, metal based nanoparticles (NPs) production and
application are increased significantly. These metal based NPs can enter agricultural land …

Interactions between engineered nanoparticles and dissolved organic matter: A review on mechanisms and environmental effects

S Yu, J Liu, Y Yin, M Shen - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is ubiquitous in the environment and has high reactivity.
Once engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) are released into natural systems, interactions of …

Humic acid alleviates the toxicity of polystyrene nanoplastic particles to Daphnia magna

OO Fadare, B Wan, LH Guo, Y Xin, W Qin… - Environmental Science …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
With worldwide environmental accumulation of plastics and their recognized degradation
into smaller particles, attention to their impacts on ecological systems and humans has been …

Comparative toxicity of silver nanoparticles and silver ions to Escherichia coli

Y Choi, HA Kim, KW Kim, BT Lee - Journal of environmental sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
With the increase in silver (Ag)-based products in our lives, it is essential to test the potential
toxicity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and silver ions (Ag ions) on living organisms under …

Self-defense mechanisms of microorganisms from the antimicrobial effect of silver nanoparticles: Highlight the role of extracellular polymeric substances

Y Yang, X Chen, N Zhang, B Sun, K Wang, Y Zhang… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are nowadays widely utilized in various fields due to their
unique antimicrobial properties. Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) excreted by …