An Ecological Perspective on Nanomaterial Impacts in the Environment

TitleAn Ecological Perspective on Nanomaterial Impacts in the Environment
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsBernhardt, ES, Colman, BP, Hochella, MF, Cardinale, BJ, Nisbet, RM, Richardson, CJ, Yin, LY
JournalJournal of Environmental Quality
Volume39
Pagination1954-1965
Date PublishedNov-Dec
ISBN Number0047-2425
Accession Numberhttp://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ResearchSoft&SrcApp=EndNote&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS&KeyUT=000283897200009
Abstract

Growing concerns over the potential for unintended, adverse consequences of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in the environment have generated new research initiatives focused on understanding the ecological effects of ENPs. Almost nothing is currently known about the fate and transport of ENPs in environmental waters, soils, and sediments or about the biological impacts of ENPs in natural environments, and the bulk of modern nanotoxicogical research is focused on highly controlled laboratory studies with single species in simple media. In this paper, we provide an ecological perspective on the current state of knowledge regarding the likely environmental impacts of nanomaterials and propose a strategy for making rapid progress in new research in ecological nanoscience

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