Toxicity and transfer of metal oxide nanoparticles from microalgae to sea urchin larvae (Articolo in rivista)

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  • Toxicity and transfer of metal oxide nanoparticles from microalgae to sea urchin larvae (Articolo in rivista) (literal)
Anno
  • 2014-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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  • 10.1080/02757540.2013.873031 (literal)
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  • Gambardella, Chiara; Gallus, Lorenzo; Gatti, Antonietta M.; Faimali, Marco; Carbone, Serena; Antisari, Livia Vittori; Falugi, Carla; Ferrando, Sara (2014)
    Toxicity and transfer of metal oxide nanoparticles from microalgae to sea urchin larvae
    in Chemistry in ecology (Print)
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  • Gambardella, Chiara; Gallus, Lorenzo; Gatti, Antonietta M.; Faimali, Marco; Carbone, Serena; Antisari, Livia Vittori; Falugi, Carla; Ferrando, Sara (literal)
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  • 308 (literal)
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  • 316 (literal)
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  • http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02757540.2013.873031#.U5h2YPl_uSo (literal)
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  • 30 (literal)
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  • 9 (literal)
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  • 4 (literal)
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  • ISI Web of Science (WOS) (literal)
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  • Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR); University of Genoa; Nanodiagnost Srl; University of Bologna (literal)
Titolo
  • Toxicity and transfer of metal oxide nanoparticles from microalgae to sea urchin larvae (literal)
Abstract
  • Nanoparticles (NPs) contained in commercial products are released and enter into the aquatic ecosystem, posing serious possible risks to the environment and affecting the food chain. Therefore, investigating the potential toxicity of NPs on aquatic organisms has become an important issue. This study assessed the toxicity and trophic transfer of metal oxide NPs from marine microalgae (Cricosphaera elongata) to the larvae of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus. Larvae (24h old) were fed on 2000cellmL(-1)48h of microalgae contaminated with 5mgL(-1) of several metal oxide NPs (SiO2, SnO2, CeO2, Fe3O4) for 15 days. Larval viability and development were monitored from the 4-arm stage to the 8-arm pluteus stage. A significant decrease in survival was observed in larvae fed with microalgae exposed to SiO2 and CeO2 NPs. Abnormal development, characterised by skeletal degeneration and altered rudiment growth, was observed in all larvae fed with contaminated NP algae. Our findings revealed that SiO2 and CeO2 NPs exerted a toxic effect in the trophic interaction analysed, by reducing sea urchin larval viability, and all metal oxide NPs induced toxicological effects. In conclusion, metal oxide NPs may enter the food chain and become bioavailable for marine organisms, affecting their development. (literal)
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