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| General Reviews |
| Biswas, P. & Wu, C.Y. (2005). Nanoparticles and the Environment. Journal of Air & Waste Management Association, 55: 708-746. |
| - NEW - Bourne, J; Walton, T. (January 2008). Nanotechnology - safety, health and environmental issues. Surface Coatings International, 91 (1): 21-30. |
| Boxall, A.B., Tiede, K., Chaudhry, Q. (December 2007). Engineered nanomaterials in soils and water: How do they behave and could they pose a risk to human health? Nanomedicine, 2(6): 919-927. Abstract. |
| - NEW - Christian, P; Von der Kammer, F; Baalousha, M, et al. (July 2008). Nanoparticles: structure, properties, preparation and behaviour in environmental media. Ecotoxicology, 17(5): 326-343. Abstract |
| Colvin, V. L. (2003). The potential environmental impact of engineered nanomaterials. Nature Biotechnology, 21, 1166-1170. |
| Council on State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE). (2007). Occupational and environmental risks of nanotechnology. Statement. |
| Englert, B.C. (2007). Nanomaterials and the environment: uses, methods and measurement. J. Environ. Monit., 9(11): 1154-1161. Abstract. |
| - NEW - European Commission. (January 2008). EU nanotechnology R&D in the field of health and environmental impact of nanoparticles. Research DG, Nano and converging Sciences and Technologies. Report. |
| - NEW - Environmental Protection Agency. (January 2008). Draft Nanomaterial Research Strategy. Report |
| Environmental Protection Agency. (February 2007). Final Nanotechnology White Paper. 132 p. Report |
| Goldstein, B.D. (February 2007). 2007 Geo Year Book. The United Nations Environment Programme. Chapter "Emerging Challenges – New Findings, Nanotechnology and the Environment". |
| Guzman, K.A.D., Taylor, M.R., & Banfield, J. (2006). Environmental risks of nanotechnology: National Nanotechnology Initiative funding, 2000-2004. Environmental Science & Technology, 40: 1401-1407. Abstract |
| - NEW - Handy, RD; Owen, R; Valsami-Jones, E. (July 2008). The ecotoxicology of nanoparticles and nanomaterials: current status, knowledge gaps, challenges, and future needs. Ecotoxicology, 17(5): 315-447. Abstract |
| - NEW - Hannah, W; Thompson, PB. (2008). Nanotechnology, risk and the environment: a review. Journal of environmental monitoring, 10(3): 291-300. Abstract |
| - NEW - Hassellov, M; Readman, JW; Ranville, JF, et al. (July 2008). Nanoparticle analysis and characterization methodologies in environmental risk assessment of engineered nanoparticles. Ecotoxicology, 17(5): 344-361. Abstract |
| NATO. (2007). Nanotechnology - Toxicological Issues and Environmental Safety. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Nanotechnology - Toxicological Issues and Environmental Security, held in Varna, Bulgaria, 12-17 August 2006. 276 p. Abstract. |
| Nowack, B; Bucheli, TD. (November 2007). Occurrence, behavior and effects of nanoparticles in the environment. Environmental pollution, 150 (1): 5-22. |
| Roco, M. (2005). Environmentally responsible development of nanotechnology. Environmental Science & Technology, 39(5): 106A-112A. |
| - NEW - Tiede, K; Boxall, ABA; Tear, SP. et al. (July 2008). Detection and characterization of engineered nanoparticles in food and the environment. Food Additives & Contaminants, 25(7): 795-821. Abstract |
| Specific Research Papers |
| Abraham, M.H., Green, C. E., Acree, W.E. (2000). Correlation and prediction of the solubility of Buckminster-fullerene in organic solvents; estimation of some physicochemical properties. J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2: 281-286. |
| Adams, L.K., Lyon, D.Y., and Alvarez, P.J.J. (November 2006). Comparative eco-toxicity of nanoscale TiO2, SiO2, and ZnO water suspensions. Water Research, 40(19): 3527-3532. Article. |
| Alum, A., Chen, Y., Abbaszadegan, M. (2007). Potential Toxicity Evaluation of Nanoparticles in Drinking Water. Poster. |
| Balbus, J.M., Florini, K., Denison, R.A. and Walsh, S.A. (January 2007). Protecting workers and the environment: An environmental NGO’s perspective on nanotechnology. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 9,1: 11-22. Abstract. |
| - NEW - Baun A, Hartmann NB, Grieger K, Kusk KO. (July 2008). Ecotoxicity of engineered nanoparticles to aquatic invertebrates: a brief review and recommendations for future toxicity testing. Ecotoxicology, 17(5): 387-395. Abstract. |
| - NEW - Baun, A., Sørensen, S.N., et al. (February 2008). Toxicity and bioaccumulation of xenobiotic organic compounds in the presence of aqueous suspensions of aggregates of nano-C60. Aquatic Toxicology, 86(3): 379-387. |
| Brant, J., Lecoanet, H., & Wiesner, M.R. (2005). Aggregation and deposition characteristics of fullerene nanoparticles in aqueous systems. Journal of Nanoparticle Research 7: 545-553. |
| Blaser, S.A., Scheringer, M., MacLeoda, M. and Hungerbühler, K. (2007). Estimation of cumulative aquatic exposure and risk due to silver: Contribution of nano-functionalized plastics and textiles. Science of The Total Environment. |
| Carbon nanotube absorption measured in worms, cancer cells. (2006). University of Michigan News Service. Article. |
| Chen, W., Duan, L., & Zhu, D. (2007). Adsorption of Polar and Nonpolar Organic Chemicals to Carbon Nanotubes. Environ. Sci. Technol., 41, 8295–8300. Article |
| Cheng, J., Flahaut, E., Cheng, S.H. (April 2007). Effect of carbon nanotubes on developing zebrafish embryos. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 26(4): 708–716. Abstract. |
| Cormier, S.A., Lomnicki, S., Backes, W., and Dellinger, B. (June 2006). Origin and Health Impacts of Emissions of Toxic By-Products and Fine Particles from Combustion and Thermal Treatment of Hazardous Wastes and Materials. Environmental Health Perspectives, 114(6): 810–817. Article. |
| - NEW - Crane, M; Handy, RD; Garrod, J, et al. (July 2008). Ecotoxicity test methods and environmental hazard assessment for engineered nanoparticles. Ecotoxicology, 17(5): 421-437. Abstract |
| Daughton, C.G. (2004). Non-regulated water contaminants: emerging research. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 24: 711-732. Abstract. |
| Deguchi, S; Yamazaki, T; Mukai, S; Usami, R; Horikoshi, K. (June 2007). Stabilization of C-60 nanoparticles by protein adsorption and its implications for toxicity studies. Chemical Research In Toxicology, 20 (6): 854-858. Abstract. |
| Demou, E., Peter, P., Hellweg, S. (2006). Investigating the Impact of Nanoparticle Production. Abstract. |
| Dhawan, A., Taurozzi, J.S, Pandey, A.K., Shan, W., Miller, S.M, Hashsham, S.A., and Tarabara, V.V. (September 2006). Stable Colloidal Dispersions of C60 Fullerenes in Water: Evidence for Genotoxicity. Environmental Science and Technology, 40 (23), 7394 -7401. Abstract. |
| - NEW - Duncan, L.K., Jinschek, J.R., and Vikesland, P.J. (2008). C60 Colloid Formation in Aqueous Systems: Effects of Preparation Method on Size, Structure, and Surface Charge. Environ. Sci. Technol.,42 (1): 173–178. Article |
| Earth Policy Centre. (September 2006). Assessing the Environmental Risks for Australia. Report. |
| Federici, G., Shaw, B.J., Handy, R.D. (October 2007). Toxicity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles to rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Gill injury, oxidative stress, and other physiological effects. Aquatic Toxicology, 84 (4): 415-430. |
| - NEW - Ferguson, PL; Chandler, GT; Templeton, T. et al. (May 2008). Influence of sediment-amendment with single-walled carbon nanotubes and diesel soot on bioaccumulation of hydrophobic organic contaminants by benthic invertebrates. Environmental science & technology, 42 (10): 3879-3885. Abstract |
| Fortner, J.D., Lyon, Y. et al. (2005). C60 in Water: Nanocrystal Formation and Microbial Response. Environ. Sci. Technol., 39 (11), 4307-4316. Abstract |
| Franklin, N.M., Rogers, N.J., Apte, S.C. (2007). Comparative Toxicity of Nanoparticulate ZnO, Bulk ZnO, and ZnCl2 to a Freshwater Microalga (Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata): The Importance of Particle Solubility. Environ. Sci. Technol. Abstract |
| - NEW - Gagne, F.; Auclair, J.; Turcotte, P.; et al. (February 2008). Ecotoxicity of CdTe quantum dots to freshwater mussels: Impacts on immune system, oxidative stress and genotoxicity. Aquatic Toxicology, 86(3): 333-340. |
| Gimbert, L.J., Hamon, R.E., Casey, P.S., et al. (2007). Partitioning and stability of engineered ZnO nanoparticles in soil suspensions using flow field-flow fractionation. Environmental Chemistry, 4(1): 8-10. Abstract. |
| Griffitt, R.J., Weil, R., Hyndman, K.A. (2007). Exposure to Copper Nanoparticles Causes Gill Injury and Acute Lethality in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Environ. Sci. Technol., 41(23): 8178–8186. Abstract |
| Ham H.T., Choi, Y.S., Chung, I.J. (June 2005). An explanation of dispersion states of single-walled carbon nanotubes in solvents and aqueous surfactant solutions using solubility parameters. Journal of colloid and interface science, 286 (1): 216-223 Abstract. |
| - NEW - Handy, RD; Henry, TB; Scown, TM, et al. (July 2008). Manufactured nanoparticles: their uptake and effects on fish—a mechanistic analysis. Ecotoxicology, 17(5): 396-409. Abstract |
| Helland, A., Wick, P., Koehler, A., Schmid, K. and Som, C. (2007). Reviewing the Environmental and Human Health Knowledge Base of Carbon Nanotubes. Environmental Health Perspectives, 115: 1125–1131. Abstract. |
| - NEW - Harris, A.T., Bali, B.R. (April 2008). On the formation and extent of uptake of silver nanoparticles by live plants. Journal of nanoparticle research, 10(4): 691-695. Abstract. |
| - NEW - Holbrook, RD; Murphy, KE; Morrow, JB; Cole, KD. (June 2008). Trophic transfer of nanoparticles in a simplified invertebrate food web. Nature Nanotechnology, 3(6): 352-355. Abstract |
| Hund-Rinke, K., Simon, M. (2006). Ecotoxic Effect of Photocatalytic Active Nanoparticles (TiO2) on Algae and Daphnids (8 pp). Environmental science and pollution research international, 13, Nr.4: 225-232 Abstract. |
| Hyung, H., Fortner, J.D., Hughes, J.B., and Kim, J.H. (January 2007). Natural Organic Matter Stabilizes Carbon Nanotubes in the Aqueous Phase. Environmental Science and Technology, 41(1): 179 -184. Abstract. Article |
| Ke, P.C., Qiao, R. (September 2007). Carbon nanomaterials in biological systems. Journal Of Physics-Condensed Matter, 19 (37). Abstract |
| Khetan, S.S, Collins, T.J (2007). Human Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic Environment: A Challenge to Green Chemistry. Chem. Rev., 107(6): 2319 -2364. Article |
| Lead, J.R., Wilkinson, K,J. (2006). Aquatic colloids and nanoparticles: Current knowledge and future trends. Environmental chemistry, 3(3): 159-171. Abstract. |
| Lecoanet, H.F., Botttero, J. Y. & Wiesner, M.R. (2004). Laboratory assessment of the mobility of nanomaterials in porous media. Environmental Science & Technology, 38 (19): 5164-5169. Abstract |
| Lecoanet, H. F. & Wiesner, M.R. (2004). Velocity effects on fullerenes and oxide nanoparticles deposition in porous media. Environmental Science & Technology, 38, 4377-4382. Abstract |
| Lee, K.J., Nallathamby,P.D., Browning, L.M., et al. (2007). In Vivo Imaging of Transport and Biocompatibility of Single Silver Nanoparticles in Early Development of Zebrafish Embryos. ACS Nano, 1(2), 133–143. Abstract |
| Lin, DH; Xing, BS. (November 2007). Phytotoxicity of nanoparticles: Inhibition of seed germination and root growth. Environmental pollution, 150(2):243 -250. |
| Linkov, I., Satterstrom, F.K., Steevens, J., Ferguson, E. and Pleus, R.C. (August 2007). Multi-criteria decision analysis and environmental risk assessment for nanomaterials. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 9(4): 543-554. Abstract |
| Lovern, S.B., Strickler, J.R. and Klaper, R. (June 2007). Behavioral and Physiological Changes in Daphnia magna when Exposed to Nanoparticle Suspensions (Titanium Dioxide, Nano-C60, and C60HxC70Hx). Environ. Sci. Technol., 41(12): 4465-4470 Abstract |
| Long, T.C., Tajuba, J., Sama, P. et al. (November 2007). Nanosize Titanium Dioxide Stimulates Reactive Oxygen Species in Brain Microglia and Damages Neurons in Vitro. Environmental Health Perspectives, 115(11): 1631-1637. Abstract. |
| Lovern, S.B. & Klaper, R. (2006). Daphnia Magna mortality when exposed to titanium dioxide and fullerene (C60) nanoparticles. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 25(4): 1132-1137. Abstract. |
| Luo, J. (2007). Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Nanomaterial in Aquatic Species. Journal of the U.S. SJWP. Article. |
| Moore, M.N. (December 2006). Do nanoparticles present ecotoxicological risks for the health of the aquatic environment? Environment International, Volume 32, Issue 8: 967-976. Abstract. |
| - NEW - Mouchet, F; Landois, P; Sarremejean, E. et al. (April 2008). Characterisation and in vivo ecotoxicity evaluation of double-wall carbon nanotubes in larvae of the amphibian Xenopus laevis. Aquatic Toxicology, 87 (2): 127-137. Abstract |
| Mouchet, F., Landois, P., Flahaut, E., Pinelli, E., Gauthier, L. (June 2007). Assessment of the potential in vivo ecotoxicity of Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (DWNTs) in water, using the amphibian Ambystoma mexicanum. Nanotoxicology, 1(2): 149-156. Article |
| - NEW - Navarro, E; Baun, A; Behra, R, et al. (July 2008). Environmental behavior and ecotoxicity of engineered nanoparticles to algae, plants, and fungi. Ecotoxicology, 17(5): 372-386. Abstract |
| - NEW - Neal, A.L. (July 2008). What can be inferred from bacterium–nanoparticle interactions about the potential consequences of environmental exposure to nanoparticles? Ecotoxicology, 17(5): 362-371. Abstract |
| Oberdörster, E., Zhu, S., Blickley, T.M., McClellan-Green, P., Haasch, M.L. (2006). Ecotoxicology of carbon-based engineered nanoparticles: Effects of fullerene (C60) on aquatic organisms. Carbon, 44: 1112–1120 |
| Osterwalder, N., Capello, C., Hungerbühler, K. and Stark, W.J. (February 2006). Energy Consumption During Nanoparticle Production: How Economic is Dry Synthesis? Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 8(1): 1-9. Abstract. |
| Owen, R. and Handy, R. (August 2007). Formulating the Problems for Environmental Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials. Environmental Science & Technology, 41(16): 5582–5588. Article. |
| - NEW - Park, B., Donaldson, K., Duffin, R. et al. (April 2008). Hazard and Risk Assessment of a Nanoparticulate Cerium Oxide-Based Diesel Fuel Additive—A Case Study. Inhalation Toxicology, 20(6): 547-566. Abstract. |
| Pickering, K.D. & Wiesner, M.R. (2005). Fullerol-sensitized production of reactive oxygen species in aqueous solution. Environmental Science & Technology, 39(5): 1359-1365. Abstract. |
| Richardson, S.D. (June 2007). Water analysis: Emerging contaminants and current issues. Analytical Chemistry, 79(12): 4295-4323. Article. |
| Roberts, A.P., Mount, A.S., Seda, B., et ali. (April 2007). In vivo Biomodification of Lipid-Coated Carbon Nanotubes by Daphnia magna. Environ. Sci. Technol., 41(8): 3025-3029 Abstract. |
| Rozhkob, S.P., Goryunov, A.S., Sukhanova, G.A., Borisova, A. G., Rozhkova, N. N. & Andrievsky, G. V. (2003). Protein interaction with hydrated C60 fullerene in squoeous solutions. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 303: 562-566. |
| Savage, N; Thomas, TA; Duncan, JS. (2007). Nanotechnology applications and implications research supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency STAR grants program. Journal of environmental monitoring, 9 (10): 1046-1054. Abstract. |
| - NEW - Schulze, C., Kroll, A., Lehr, C.M. et al. (June 2008). Not ready to use - overcoming pitfalls when dispersing nanoparticles in physiological media. Nanotoxicology, 2(2): 51-61. Abstract. |
| Schwarzenbach, R. P., Escher,B.I., Fenner K., Hofstetter, T.B., Johnson, C.A., von Gunten, U., Wehrli, B. (August 2006). The Challenge of Micropollutants in Aquatic Systems. Science, 313,5790: 1072-1077. Abstract. Article. |
| Smith, C.J., Shaw, B.J., Handy, R.D. (May 2007). Toxicity of single walled carbon nanotubes to rainbow trout, (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Respiratory toxicity, organ pathologies, and other physiological effects. Aquatic Toxicology, 82 (2): 94-109. Abstract. |
| Su,F. and Lu, C. (September 2007). Adsorption kinetics, thermodynamics and desorption of natural dissolved organic matter by multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 42(11): 1543-1552. Report |
| Sweet, L., and Strohm., B. (June 2006). Nanotechnology - Life-Cycle Risk Management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, Volume 12, Number 3, 528 - 551 |
| Templeton, R.C., Ferguson, P.L., Washburn, K.M., Scrivens, W.A., and Chandler, G.T. ( September 2006). Life-Cycle Effects of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) on an Estuarine Meiobenthic Copepod. Environmental Science and Technology, 40(23): 7387 – 7393. Abstract. |
| Tan, XM; Fugetsu, B. (September 2007). Multi-walled carbon nanotubes interact with cultured rice cells: Evidence of a self-defense response. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 3(3): 285-288. |
| Terashima, M., Nagao, S. (February 2007). Solubilization of [60]fullerene in water by aquatic humic substances. Chemistry Letters, 36(2): 302-303. Abstract. |
| Thayer, A.M. (2006). Chance of a Lifetime: As they steward their products into the market, nanomaterial producers have the opportunity to address environmental, health, and safety concerns from the start. Chemical & Engineering News. 84(18): 10-18. Article |
| - NEW - Tiede, K., Boxall, A.BA., Tear, S.P. et al. (May 2008). Detection and characterization of engineered nanoparticles in food and the environment. Food Additives & Contaminants. Abstract |
| Tong, Z., Bischoff, M., Nies, L., Applegate, B., and Turco, R.F. (March 2007). Impact of Fullerene (C60) on a Soil Microbial Community. Environ. Sci. Technol. Abstract. |
| - NEW - Vevers, WF; Jha, AN. (July 2008). Genotoxic and cytotoxic potential of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles on fish cells in vitro. Ecotoxicology, 17(5): 410-420. Abstract |
| Wiesner MR, Lowry GV, Alvarez P, et al. (July 2006). Assessing the risks of manufactured nanomaterials. Environmental science & technology [0013-936X] Vol 40 iss 14: 4336 -4345. Article. |
| - NEW - Wynne, J.H., Buckley, J.L. et al. (March 2008). Reducing hazardous material and environmental impact through recycling of scandium nanomaterial waste. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 43(4): 357-360. Abstract |
| Yang, L et al. (2005). Particle surface characteristics may play an important role in phytotoxicity of alumina nanoparticles. Toxicology Letters, 158: 122-132. |
| - NEW - Zhu, H; Han, J; Xiao, JQ; Jin, Y. (2008). Uptake, translocation, and accumulation of manufactured iron oxide nanoparticles by pumpkin plants. Journal of environmental monitoring, 10(6): 713-717. Abstract |
| - NEW - Zhu, XS; Zhu, L; Duan, ZH; Qi, RQ; Li, Y; Lang, YP. (2008). Comparative toxicity of several metal oxide nanoparticle aqueous suspensions to Zebrafish (Danio rerio) early developmental stage. Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering, 43(3): 278-284. |
| Zhu, X., Zhu, L., Li, Y., Duan, Z., Chen, W., Alvarez, P.J.J. (May 2007). Developmental toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos after exposure to manufactured nanomaterials: Buckminsterfullerene aggregates (nC(60)) and fullerol. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 26(5): 976–979. Abstract. |
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