Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34658457›Full record

ReviewWater, air, and soil pollution2021

Ecological Drawbacks of Nanomaterials Produced on an Industrial Scale: Collateral Effect on Human and Environmental Health.

H Pérez-Hernández, A Pérez-Moreno, C R Sarabia-Castillo, S García-Mayagoitia, G Medina-Pérez, F López-Valdez, R G Campos-Montiel, P Jayanta-Kumar, F Fernández-Luqueño

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Water, air, and soil pollution, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Review
  4. Review
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using biometabolites: mechanisms and applications.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2025
    Review
  9. Review
  10. Article
  11. Review
  12. Assessment of the Tolerance of a ChlorophyteNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

H Pérez-HernándezEl Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Agroecología, Unidad Campeche, 24500 Campeche, Mexico.
A Pérez-MorenoSustainability of Natural Resources and Energy Programs, Cinvestav-Saltillo, 25900 Coahuila, Mexico.
C R Sarabia-CastilloSustainability of Natural Resources and Energy Programs, Cinvestav-Saltillo, 25900 Coahuila, Mexico.
S García-MayagoitiaSustainability of Natural Resources and Energy Programs, Cinvestav-Saltillo, 25900 Coahuila, Mexico.
G Medina-PérezInstituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Tulancingo, Hidalgo C. P. 43000 México.
F López-ValdezAgricultural Biotechnology Group, Research Center for Applied Biotechnology (CIBA), Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 90700 Tlaxcala, Mexico.
R G Campos-MontielInstituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Tulancingo, Hidalgo C. P. 43000 México.
P Jayanta-KumarResearch Institute of Biotechnology & Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyang, 10326 Republic of Korea.
F Fernández-LuqueñoSustainability of Natural Resources and Energy Programs, Cinvestav-Saltillo, 25900 Coahuila, Mexico.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Currently, hundreds of different nanomaterials with a broad application in products that make daily lives a little bit easier, in every aspect, are being produced on an industrial scale at thousands of tons per year. However, several scientists, researchers, politics, and ordinary citizens have stated their concern regarding the life cycle, collateral effects, and final disposal of these cutting-edge materials. This review summarizes, describes, and discusses all manuscripts published in the Journal Citation Reports during the last 10 years, which studied the toxicity or the effects of nanomaterials on human and environmental health. It was observed that 23.62% of the manuscripts analyzed found no ecological or human risks; 54.39% showed that several nanomaterials have toxicological effects on the ecosystems, human, or environmental health. In comparison, only 21.97% stated the nanomaterials had a beneficial impact on those. Although only 54.39% of the manuscripts reported unfavorable effects of nanomaterials on ecosystems, human, or environmental health, it is relevant because the potential damage is invaluable. Therefore, it is imperative to make toxicological studies of nanomaterials with holistic focus under strictly controlled real conditions before their commercialization, to deliver to the market only innocuous and environmentally friendly products.

Indexed as

EcofriendlyEcological risksEnvironmental pollutionGreen synthesisNanoparticleNanotechnology and nanoscienceNanotoxicologySocial welfareSoil degradationSustainable development

Identifiers

PMID34658457
PMCPMC8507508

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.