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The aquatic macrophyte Ceratophyllum demersum immobilizes Au nanoparticles after their addition to water. - Doklady Biological Sciences. 2010, Volume 431, Issue 1, pp. 124-127; Authors S. A. Ostroumov, G. M. Kolesov. http://5bio5.blogspot.ru/2012/12/nanomaterials-nanoparticles-citation-of.html **
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Look Inside Original Russian Text S.A. Ostroumov, G.M. Kolesov, 2010, published in Doklady Akademii Nauk, 2010, Vol. 431, No. 4, pp. 566569. ** This paper was cited by the following article:
Chemosphere.
Volume 89, Issue 5, October 2012, Pages 530535
Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, and Key Laboratory of Nuclear Analytical Techniques, Institute of High Energy Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 918, Beijing 100049, China http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.044, How to Cite or Link Using DOI Permissions & Reprints
Abstract
Along with the increasing utilization of engineered nanoparticles, there is a growing concern for the potential environmental and health effects of exposure to these newly designed materials. Understanding the behavior of nanoparticles in the environment is a basic need. The present study aims to investigate the distribution and fate of ceria nanoparticles in an aquatic system model which consists of sediments, water, hornworts, fish and snails, using a radiotracer technique. Concentrations of ceria in the samples at regular time intervals were measured. Ceria nanoparticles were readily removed from the water column and partitioned between different organisms. Both snail and fish have fast absorption and clearance abilities. Hornwort has the highest bioaccumulation factors. At the end of the experiment, sediments accumulated most of the nanoparticles with a recovery of 75.7 27.3% of total ceria nanoparticles, suggesting that sediments are major sinks of ceria nanoparticles.
Highlights
We simulated a freshwater ecosystem in laboratory. A radiotracer technique was used as the quantitative method. Distribution and fate of ceria NPs in the aquatic ecosystem model were studied. Hornworts, snails and fish quickly accumulated and desorbed the ceria NPs. Sediments were found to be the ultimate sink of ceria NPs.
Keywords
Ceria nanoparticles; Aquatic ecosystem; Radiotracer technique; Distribution; Bioavailability
Fig. 1. Structure and composition of the aquatic system model (A) fluorescent lamp; (B) fish in the nylon cage; (C) snails; (D) hornworts; (E) water; (F) sediment. Conductivity and total salinity of the aquarium water were 1.156 ms/cm and 700 mg/L, respectively. Biological oxygen demand (BOD) was 7.5 mg/L and the pH was 7.84 0.05.
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Fig. 2. TEM image (A) and XRD pattern (B) of ceria NPs. Figure options
Fig. 3. Variation of the zeta potential of CeO2 NPs (20 mg/L) in deionized water as a function of the pH. Figure options
Fig. 4. Concentrations of ceria nanoparticles in fish (A), hornworts (B), snails (C) and water (D). The inner picture in (D) is the magnification of the concentration of CeO2 NPs in water within 24 h. Figure options Table 1. Bioaccumulation factors of different organisms in the aquatic ecosystem model.
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