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HERO ID
1010571
Reference Type
Journal Article
Subtype
Review
Title
Methodological considerations for testing the ecotoxicity of carbon nanotubes and fullerenes: Review
Author(s)
Petersen, EJ; Henry, TB
Year
2012
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
ISSN:
0730-7268
EISSN:
1552-8618
Volume
31
Issue
1
Page Numbers
60-72
Language
English
PMID
21994158
DOI
10.1002/etc.710
Web of Science Id
WOS:000297930700006
Relationship(s)
has erratum
1071944
Erratum:
Abstract
The recent emergence of manufactured nanoparticles (NPs) that are released into the environment and lead to exposure in organisms has accelerated the need to determine NP toxicity. Techniques for measuring the toxicity of NPs (nanotoxicology) in ecological receptors (nanoecotoxicology) are in their infancy, however, and establishing standardized ecotoxicity tests for NPs are presently limited by several factors. These factors include the extent of NP characterization necessary (or possible) before, during, and after toxicity tests such that toxic effects can be related to physicochemical characteristics of NPs; determining uptake and distribution of NPs within exposed organisms (does uptake occur or are effects exerted at organism surfaces?); and determining the appropriate types of controls to incorporate into ecotoxicity tests with NPs. In this review, the authors focus on the important elements of measuring the ecotoxicity of carbon NPs (CNPs) and make recommendations for ecotoxicology testing that should enable more rigorous interpretations of collected data and interlaboratory comparisons. This review is intended to serve as a next step toward developing standardized tests that can be incorporated into a regulatory framework for CNPs.
Keywords
Nanomaterials; Single-walled carbon nanotubes; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes; Daphnia magna; Fullerenes
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Nanoscale Carbon
All References Cited
External Review Draft
Exposure Uptake Dose
Analytical Methods
Peer Reviewed Draft
Exposure, Uptake, and Dose
Priority Area: Ch. 4 and Appendix E
Lower Priority Areas: Appendices G and H
Analytical Methods: Appendix B
Final Case Study
Product Life Cycle
Lower Priority Areas: Appendices G and H
Transport & Fate
Lower Priority Areas: Appendices G and H
Exposure, Uptake, and Dose
Lower Priority Areas: Appendices G and H
Impacts
Lower Priority Areas: Appendices G and H
Analytical Methods: Appendix B
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