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Toxic effects of different types of zinc oxide nanoparticles on algae, plants, invertebrates, vertebrates and microorganisms
- Source :
- Chemosphere. 193:852-860
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2018.
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Abstract
- Concerns about the potential environmental risks of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are becoming an important issue because of their rapid growth in different fields. ZnO NPs are inevitably released in the environment during the production, transport, use and disposal process. Therefore, it is necessary to understand their toxicities and mode of actions. This review summarizes the toxic effects of ZnO NPs with different properties and exposed conditions on different species. The mechanisms of ZnO NPs on living organisms could be mainly attributed to one or more of the following aspects: the physical damage of direct contact, the dissolved zinc ions and the ROS-mediated mechanism. This paper systematically reviews the toxic effects of ZnO NPs on organisms and puts forward the existing problems, which are helpful for the safe and efficient use of ZnO NPs, providing the basis for further study of the toxic effects of ZnO NPs and establishing a comprehensive and safe evaluation system.
- Subjects :
- inorganic chemicals
Environmental Engineering
Evaluation system
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Microorganism
chemistry.chemical_element
Nanoparticle
02 engineering and technology
Zinc
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Algae
Chlorophyta
mental disorders
Animals
Environmental Chemistry
health care economics and organizations
Organism
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Ions
biology
Chemistry
Zinc ion
technology, industry, and agriculture
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Medicine
General Chemistry
respiratory system
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
biology.organism_classification
Invertebrates
Pollution
Environmental chemistry
Vertebrates
Nanoparticles
Zinc Oxide
Reactive Oxygen Species
0210 nano-technology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00456535
- Volume :
- 193
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Chemosphere
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2b397169f24f603689f3e3ffede9e933