Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 10.1
Summary of Ecotoxicity for Metallic and Semiconductor Nanoparticles
Nanomaterial
(Size)
Test Organism
Effect
References
Silver
9-62 nm
Bacteria
a
24-96 h, Growth inhibition
[14]
<5 nm
Nitrifying bacteria
Toxic EC
50
= 0.14 mg L
-1
[31]
2 nm
Mar. bacteria
b
30 min, no effect at 45 mg L
-1
[64]
Bact. consortium
c
21 days, no effect at 16 mg L
-1
[64]
~10 nm
Mar. Phy.
d
Growth inhibition, reduced
PSII quantum yield, reduction
in chlorophyll content
[10]
FW algaf
e
Growth inhibition
[10]
20-30 nm
FW algaf
f
96-h EC
50
= 0.19 mg L
-1
[30]
Daphnia pulex
48-h LC
50
= 0.04 mg L
-1
[30]
Ceriodaphnia dubia
48-h LC
50
= 0.07 mg L
-1
[30]
Zebrafish (adult)
48-h LC
50
= 7.1 mg L
-1
[30]
Nematode
g
Reproduction inhibition at
0.5 mg L
-1
[65]
100 nm
Zucchini
15 days, 75% mass reduction at
1000 mg L
-1
[56]
13 nm
Mouse
Liver inflammatory response
by ingestion
[66]
18-19 nm
Sprague-Dawley rats
Alveolar inflammation after
inhalation
[67]
Ag-doped TiO
2
or Al
2
O
3
Bacteria
a
Growth inhibition
[14]
Copper
15-80 nm
Bacteria
h
Growth inhibition
[14]
15-45 nm
FW algaf
f
96-h EC
50
= 0.54 mg L
-1
[30]
D. pulex
48-h LC
50
= 0.06 mg L
-1
[30]
C. dubia
48-h LC
50
= 0.42 mg L
-1
[30]
Zebrafish (adult)
48-h LC
50
= 0.94 mg L
-1
[30]
80 nm
Zebrafish
48-h LC
50
= 1.5 mg L
-1
[68]
50 nm
Zucchini
15 days, 90% biomass loss at
1000 mg L
-1
[56]
25-70 nm
Higher plantsi
i
Root growth inh., EC
50
= 335
mg L
-1
[69]
Pt-loaded TiO
2
Bacteria
j
Growth inhibition
[14]
Gold 10 nm
Mar. bacteria
b
30 min, no effect at 28 mg L
-1
[64]
Bact. consortium
c
21 days, no effect at 10 mg L
-1
[64]
Aluminum
Microtox
k
30 min, EC
50
= 5000 mg L
-1
[71]
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