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Ecotoxicity of silica nanoparticles to the green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata: importance of surface area

Karen Van Hoecke (UGent) , Karel De Schamphelaere (UGent) , Paul Van der Meeren (UGent) , Stéphane Lucas and Colin Janssen (UGent)
(2008) ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY. 27(9). p.1948-1957
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To date, (eco) toxicological information on industrial nanoparticles is very limited. In the present study, the hypothesis that the ecotoxicity of nanoparticles (NPs) is related to their surface area and not to their mass was tested using a freshwater green algal species. Particle diameter and morphology were assessed using light scattering and electron microscopy techniques. To assess the toxicity of silica (SiO2) nanoparticles, the growth inhibition of the alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata when exposed to stable silica suspensions was monitored. Commercial LUDOX (R) suspensions of nanoparticles with 12.5 and 27.0 nm diameter were found to be toxic, with 72-h 20% effect concentrations for growth rate (E(r)C20) values +/- standard deviation (n = 5) of 20.0 +/- 5.0 and 28.8 +/- 3.2 mg/L, respectively. The toxicity was attributable to the solid nanospheres, because no aggregation was observed and dissolution of the nanoparticles was negligible. When expressing the concentration as a surface area, the difference in toxicity was not significant. In the latter case, 72-h E(r)C20 values +/- standard deviation (n = 5) were 4.7 +/- 1.2 and 3.9 +/- 0.4 m(2)/L. Silica bulk material was found to be nontoxic up to 1 g/L. In an additional experiment with 100 mg/L of 12.5 and 27.0 nm SiO2 NPs, the interaction between the nanoparticles and algal cells was studied using transmission electron microscopy. Although the particles clearly adhered to the outer cell surface, no evidence was found for particle uptake.
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NANOSCALE PARTICLES, ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY, ULTRAFINE PARTICLES, ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT, PARTICLE-SIZE, RESEARCH STRATEGIES, SAFETY EVALUATION, FULLERENE C-60, IN-VIVO, TOXICITY, green alga, surface area, silica nanoparticles, ecotoxicity

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Van Hoecke, Karen, et al. “Ecotoxicity of Silica Nanoparticles to the Green Alga Pseudokirchneriella Subcapitata: Importance of Surface Area.” ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, vol. 27, no. 9, 2008, pp. 1948–57, doi:10.1897/07-634.1.
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Van Hoecke, K., De Schamphelaere, K., Van der Meeren, P., Lucas, S., & Janssen, C. (2008). Ecotoxicity of silica nanoparticles to the green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata: importance of surface area. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, 27(9), 1948–1957. https://doi.org/10.1897/07-634.1
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Van Hoecke, Karen, Karel De Schamphelaere, Paul Van der Meeren, Stéphane Lucas, and Colin Janssen. 2008. “Ecotoxicity of Silica Nanoparticles to the Green Alga Pseudokirchneriella Subcapitata: Importance of Surface Area.” ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 27 (9): 1948–57. https://doi.org/10.1897/07-634.1.
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Van Hoecke, Karen, Karel De Schamphelaere, Paul Van der Meeren, Stéphane Lucas, and Colin Janssen. 2008. “Ecotoxicity of Silica Nanoparticles to the Green Alga Pseudokirchneriella Subcapitata: Importance of Surface Area.” ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 27 (9): 1948–1957. doi:10.1897/07-634.1.
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Van Hoecke K, De Schamphelaere K, Van der Meeren P, Lucas S, Janssen C. Ecotoxicity of silica nanoparticles to the green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata: importance of surface area. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY. 2008;27(9):1948–57.
IEEE
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K. Van Hoecke, K. De Schamphelaere, P. Van der Meeren, S. Lucas, and C. Janssen, “Ecotoxicity of silica nanoparticles to the green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata: importance of surface area,” ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, vol. 27, no. 9, pp. 1948–1957, 2008.
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  author       = {{Van Hoecke, Karen and De Schamphelaere, Karel and Van der Meeren, Paul and Lucas, Stéphane and Janssen, Colin}},
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  journal      = {{ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{9}},
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  title        = {{Ecotoxicity of silica nanoparticles to the green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata: importance of surface area}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1897/07-634.1}},
  volume       = {{27}},
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