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Ecotoxicity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in the Marine Environment

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Marine organisms; Nano-ecotoxicology; Toxic mechanisms; Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs)

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Ecotoxicity is generally defined as the subject in the field of ecotoxicology which studies the potential for biological, chemical, or physical stressors to affect ecosystems. The study of ecotoxicity of nanoparticles focuses on the toxic effects of nanoparticles on wildlife and their ecosystems and uncovers the natural uptake and toxic mechanisms of nanoparticles in organisms. It also investigates the influences of environmental factors on bioavailability and toxicity of the nanoparticles to the organisms. Nanoparticles are defined as particles having one or more dimensions between 1 and 100 nm that show distinct properties from their bulk counterparts of the same materials [1]. The use of nanoparticles in manufactured products has grown dramatically in the last decade. The continuously growing market for zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs), driven mainly by increasing demand...

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  1. The Swire Institute of Marine Sciences and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China

    Mana Man Na Yung & Kenneth Mei Yee Leung

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Yung, M.M.N., Mouneyrac, C., Leung, K.M.Y. (2014). Ecotoxicity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in the Marine Environment. In: Bhushan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6178-0_100970-1

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