TY - JOUR
T1 - Toxicity of engineered nanoparticles in the environment
AU - Maurer-Jones, Melissa A.
AU - Gunsolus, Ian L.
AU - Murphy, Catherine J.
AU - Haynes, Christy L.
PY - 2013/3/19
Y1 - 2013/3/19
N2 - While nanoparticles occur naturally in the environment and have been intentionally used for centuries, the production and use of engineered nanoparticles has seen a recent spike, which makes environmental release almost certain. Therefore, recent efforts to characterize the toxicity of engineered nanoparticles have focused on the environmental implications, including exploration of toxicity to organisms from wide-ranging parts of the ecosystem food webs. Herein, we summarize the current understanding of toxicity of engineered nanoparticles to representatives of various trophic levels, including bacteria, plants, and multicellular aquatic/terrestrial organisms, to highlight important challenges within the field of econanotoxicity, challenges that analytical chemists are expertly poised to address.
AB - While nanoparticles occur naturally in the environment and have been intentionally used for centuries, the production and use of engineered nanoparticles has seen a recent spike, which makes environmental release almost certain. Therefore, recent efforts to characterize the toxicity of engineered nanoparticles have focused on the environmental implications, including exploration of toxicity to organisms from wide-ranging parts of the ecosystem food webs. Herein, we summarize the current understanding of toxicity of engineered nanoparticles to representatives of various trophic levels, including bacteria, plants, and multicellular aquatic/terrestrial organisms, to highlight important challenges within the field of econanotoxicity, challenges that analytical chemists are expertly poised to address.
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U2 - 10.1021/ac303636s
DO - 10.1021/ac303636s
M3 - Article
C2 - 23427995
AN - SCOPUS:84875459900
SN - 0003-2700
VL - 85
SP - 3036
EP - 3049
JO - Analytical Chemistry
JF - Analytical Chemistry
IS - 6
ER -