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 …

A critical review of the environmental impacts of manufactured nano-objects on earthworm species

M Adeel, N Shakoor, M Shafiq, A Pavlicek, F Part… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of manufactured nano-objects (MNOs) in various consumer or their (future
large-scale) use as nanoagrochemical have increased with the rapid development of …

Toxicity of metal oxide (CeO2, Fe3O4, SnO2) engineered nanoparticles on soil microbial biomass and their distribution in soil

LV Antisari, S Carbone, A Gatti, G Vianello… - Soil biology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Aims of this work were to understand the effects of metal oxide (CeO2, Fe3O4, SnO2)
engineered nanoparticles (NPs) on microbial biomass and to evaluate their availability and …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of soil properties on the effect of silver nanomaterials on microbial activity in five soils

K Schlich, K Hund-Rinke - Environmental Pollution, 2015 - Elsevier
We investigated the effects of silver nanomaterials (AgNMs) on five well-characterized soils
with distinct physicochemical properties using two standardized test systems. The carbon …

Interactive effects of environmental microplastics and 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) on the earthworm Eisenia andrei

I Boughattas, N Zitouni, S Hattab, M Mkhinini… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the wide use of plastic and pesticides in agriculture, microplastics (MP) and the
herbicide 2, 4 dichloro-phenoxy-acetic acid (2-4-D) can be present simultaneously in soil …

nZVI-induced iron poisoning aggravated the toxicity of TCEP to earthworm in soil

M Yang, X Wu, C He, J Zhang, J Hou, D Lin - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Tris (2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) is a newly developed organophosphorus
flame retardant that has been increasingly detected in soil as a contaminant …

Bio-interaction of nano and bulk lanthanum and ytterbium oxides in soil system: Biochemical, genetic, and histopathological effects on Eisenia fetida

M Adeel, N Shakoor, T Hussain, I Azeem… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The massive application of rare earth elements (REEs) in electronic industries cause their
inevitable release into the environment; however, its effects on soil biota remain largely …

Impact of sulfidation on the bioavailability and toxicity of silver nanoparticles to Caenorhabditis elegans

DL Starnes, JM Unrine, CP Starnes, BE Collin… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Sulfidation is a major transformation product for manufactured silver nanoparticles (Ag-
MNPs) in the wastewater treatment process. We studied the dissolution, uptake, and toxicity …

Perturbation of cellular mechanistic system by silver nanoparticle toxicity: Cytotoxic, genotoxic and epigenetic potentials

P Dubey, I Matai, SU Kumar, A Sachdev… - Advances in colloid and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Currently the applications of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) are gaining overwhelming
response due to the advancement of nanotechnology. However, only limited information is …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metal accumulation, biochemical and transcriptomic biomarkers in earthworms Eisenia andrei exposed to industrially contaminated soils from south …

S Hattab, I Boughattas, T Cappello, N Zitouni… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution is causing harmful consequences on soil fertility, and earthworms are
frequently employed as test organisms to evaluate the ecotoxicity of polluted soils. In this …