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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Behavior and Potential Impacts of Metal-Based Engineered Nanoparticles in Aquatic Environments.

Cheng Peng, Wen Zhang, Haiping Gao, Yang Li, Xin Tong, Kungang Li, Xiaoshan Zhu, Yixiang Wang, Yongsheng Chen

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Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Cheng PengSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. cpeng@dhu.edu.cn.
Wen ZhangJohn A. Reif, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA. wzhang81@njit.edu.
Haiping GaoSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. hgao49@gatech.edu.
Yang LiState Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China. liyang_bnu@bnu.edu.cn.
Xin TongSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. xtong37@gatech.edu.
Kungang LiSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. li.kungang@gmail.com.
Xiaoshan ZhuShenzhen Public Platform for Screening and Application of Marine Microbial Resources, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China. zhu.xiaoshan@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn.
Yixiang WangShenzhen Public Platform for Screening and Application of Marine Microbial Resources, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China. 572997688@qq.com.
Yongsheng ChenSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. yongsheng.chen@ce.gatech.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The specific properties of metal-based nanoparticles (NPs) have not only led to rapidly increasing applications in various industrial and commercial products, but also caused environmental concerns due to the inevitable release of NPs and their unpredictable biological/ecological impacts. This review discusses the environmental behavior of metal-based NPs with an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms and kinetics. The focus is on knowledge gaps in the interaction of NPs with aquatic organisms, which can influence the fate, transport and toxicity of NPs in the aquatic environment. Aggregation transforms NPs into micrometer-sized clusters in the aqueous environment, whereas dissolution also alters the size distribution and surface reactivity of metal-based NPs. A unique toxicity mechanism of metal-based NPs is related to the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the subsequent ROS-induced oxidative stress. Furthermore, aggregation, dissolution and ROS generation could influence each other and also be influenced by many factors, including the sizes, shapes and surface charge of NPs, as well as the pH, ionic strength, natural organic matter and experimental conditions. Bioaccumulation of NPs in single organism species, such as aquatic plants, zooplankton, fish and benthos, is summarized and compared. Moreover, the trophic transfer and/or biomagnification of metal-based NPs in an aquatic ecosystem are discussed. In addition, genetic effects could result from direct or indirect interactions between DNA and NPs. Finally, several challenges facing us are put forward in the review.

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aggregationantibacterialbioaccumulationbiomagnificationdissolutionDLVO theoryDNA interactionsROStoxicitytropical levels

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PMCPMC5295211

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