- Web Seminars
- General Reviews
- Specific Research Papers

Web Seminars

General Reviews

• Biswas, P. & Wu, C.Y. (2005). Nanoparticles and the Environment. Journal of Air & Waste Management Association, 55: 708-746.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• Hannah, W; Thompson, PB. (2008). Nanotechnology, risk and the environment: a review. Journal of environmental monitoring, 10(3): 291-300. Abstract
• 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
• - NEW - Gottschalk, F., Sonderer, T., Scholz, W., Nowack, B. (2010). Modeled environmental concentrations of engineered nanomaterials (Ti02, ZnO, Ag, CNT, Fullerenes) for different regions. Environmental Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1021/es9015553. Abstract
• - NEW - Kittler, S., Greulich, C., Diendorf†, J., Koller, M., and Epple, M. (2010). Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles Increases during Storage Because of Slow Dissolution under Release of Silver Ions Chemistry of Materials , 22(16): 4548–4554 doi:10.1021/cm100023p. Abstract
• Klaine, S.J., Alvarez, P.J.J, Batley, G.E. et al. (September 2008). Nanomaterials in the environment: Behavior, fate, bioavailability, and effects. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27(9):1825–1851. Abstract
• Leppard, GG. (August 2008). Nanoparticles in the environment as revealed by transmission electron microscopy: Detection, characterisation and activities. Current Nanoscience, 4(3):278-301. Abstract
• MacCormack, TJ., Goss, GG. (June 2008). Identifying and predicting biological risks associated with manufactured nanoparticles in aquatic ecosystems. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 12(3):286-296. 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.
• - NEW - Quadros, M. E. and Marr, L. C. (2010). Environmental and human health risks of aerosolized silver nanoparticles.Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 60: 770-781. Article
• Roco, M. (2005). Environmentally responsible development of nanotechnology. Environmental Science & Technology, 39(5): 106A-112A.
• 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.
• - NEW - Asharani, P. V., Lianwu, Y., Gong, Z., and Valiyaveettil, S. (2010). Comparison of the toxicity of silver, gold and platinum nanoparticles in developing zebrafish embryos Nanotoxicology , Online ahead of print. Abstract
• Baalousha, M., Manciulea, A., Cumberland, S. et al. (September 2008). Aggregation And Surface Properties Of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Influence Of pH And Natural Organic Matter. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27(9):1875–1882. Abstract
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• - NEW - Bilberg K, Malte H, Wang T, Baatrup E. (2010). Silver nanoparticles and silver nitrate cause respiratory stress in Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis). Aquatic Toxicology , 96(2):159-65.PMID: 19923013 Abstract
• 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 nanotubes absorption measured in worms, cancer cells. (2006). University of Michigan News Service. Article.
• Chen, Z., Westerhoff, P., and Herckes, P. (September 2008). Quantification Of C60 Fullerene Concentrations In Water. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27(9):1852–1859. Abstract
• 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.
• 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
• - NEW - Croteau, M. N., Dybowska, A. D., Luoma, S. N. & Valsami-Jones, E. (2010). Nanotoxicology.
  Online ahead of print: doi:10.3109/17435390.2010.501914 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Hu, X., Liu, J., Mayer, P., and Jiang, G. (September 2008). Impacts Of Some Environmentally Relevant Parameters On The Sorption Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons To Aqueous Suspensions Of Fullerene. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27(9):1868–1874. Abstract
• Hull, M., S., Kennedy, A. J., Steevens, J. A., Bednar, A. J., Weiss Jr., C. A., Vikesland, P. J. (2009). Release of metal impurities from carbon nanomaterials influences aquatic toxicity. Environmental Science & Technology. 43: 4169-4174. DOI: 10.1021/es802483p. 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
• - NEW - Johnston, B. D., Scown, T. M., Moger, J., Cumberland, S. A., Baalousha, M., Linge, K., van Aerle, R., Jarvis, K., Lead, J. R., Tyler, C. R. (2010). Bioavailability of nanoscale metal oxides, TiO2, CeO2, and ZnO to fish. Environmental Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1021/es901971a. Abstract
• - NEW - Kaegi R, Sinnet B, Zuleeg S, Hagendorfer H, Mueller E, Vonbank R, Boller M, Burkhardt M. (2010). Release of silver nanoparticles from outdoor facades. Environmental Pollution , 158(9):2900-5. Abstract
• 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
• - NEW - Laban, G., Nies, L. F. Turco, R. F., Bickham, J. W., and Sepúlveda, M. S. (2010). The effects of silver nanoparticles on fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) embryos. Ecotoxicology , Abstract
• 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
• Li, YS; Wang, YG; Pennell, KD; Abriola, LM. (October 2008). Investigation of the transport and deposition of fullerene (C60) nanoparticles in quartz sands under varying flow conditions. Environmental Science & Technology, 42(19): 7174-7180. 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.
• - NEW - Meyer JN, Lord CA, Yang XY, Turner EA, Badireddy AR, Marinakos SM, Chilkoti A, Wiesner MR, Auffan M.(2010). Intracellular uptake and associated toxicity of silver nanoparticles in Caenorhabditis elegans. Aquatic Toxicology , Online ahead of print. PMID: 20708279Abstract
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• - NEW - Pinto, V. V., Ferreira, M. J., Silva, R., Santos, H.A., Silva, F. and Pereira, C.M. (2010). Long time effect on the stability of silver nanoparticles in aqueous medium: Effect of the synthesis and storage conditions. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 364(1-3): 19-25 Abstract
• Pluskota, A., Horzowski, E., Bossiner, O., Mikecz, A. (2009). In Caenorhabditis elegans Nanoparticle-Bio-Interactions Become Transparent: Silica-Nanoparticles Induce Reproductive Senescence. PLoS ONE, 4(8): e6622. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006622 Article.
• Richardson, S.D. (June 2007). Water analysis: Emerging contaminants and current issues. Analytical Chemistry, 79(12): 4295-4323. Article.
• Ringwood, A. H., Levi-Polyachenko, N., and Carroll, D. L. (2009). Fullerene exposures with oysters: embryonic, adult, and cellular responses. Environmental Science and Technology, 43: 7136-7141.
• - NEW - Ringwood, A.H., McCarthy, M., Bates, T.C,, Carroll, D.L.(2010). The effects of silver nanoparticles on oyster embryos. Marine Environmental Research , Online ahead of print. PMID: 19913905Abstract
• 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 aquoeous 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.
• 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.
• Sharma, V. K. (2009) Aggregation and toxicity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in aquatic environment. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 44(14): 1485-1495. Abstract.
• 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, X.M., Chu, L. Fugetsu, B. (2009). Studies on toxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on suspension rice cells. Carbon. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.08.018 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
• 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.
• 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
• Wang, Y., Li, Y., and Pennell, K.D. (September 2008). Influence Of Electrolyte Species And Concentration On The Aggregation And Transport Of Fullerene Nanoparticles In Quartz Sands. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27(9):1860–1867. Abstract
• - NEW - Wei, L., Thakkar, M., Chen, Y., Ntim, S. A., Mitra, S., Zhang, X. (2010). Cytotoxicity effects of water dispersible oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes on marine alga, Dunaliella tertiolecta. Aquatic Toxicology, Article in press, DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.07.001. 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 - Wise, J.P., Goodale, B. C., Wise, S. S., Craig, G. A., Pongan, A. F., Walter, R. B., Thompson, W. D., Ng, A. K., Aboueissa, A. M., Mitani, H., Spalding, M. J., Mason, M. D. (2010). Silver nanospheres are cytotoxic and genotoxic to fish cells. Aquatic Toxicology, 97(1): 34-41. Abstract
• 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.
• Zeyons, O., Thill, A., Chauvat, F., Menguy, N., Cassier-Chauvat, C., Oréar, C., Daraspe, J., Auffan, M., Rose, J., Spalla, O.(2009). Direct and indirect CeO 2 nanoparticles toxicity for Escherichia coli and Synechocystis. Nanotoxicology, 3(4): 284-295. Abstract
• - NEW - Zhu, X., Chang, Y., and Chen, Y. (2010). Toxicity and bioaccumulation of TiO2 nanoparticle aggregates in Daphnia magna Chemosphere , 78: 209-215. Abstract.
• 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, X., Wang, J., Zhang, X., Chang, Y., and Chen, Y. (2010). Trophic transfer of TiO2 nanoparticles from daphnia to zebrafish in a simplified freshwater food chain Chemosphere , 79(9): 928-933. Abstract.
• 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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