Nanomaterials and the environment: a review for the biennium 2008-2010.
Applications of nanotechnology are touching almost every aspect of modern life. The increased use of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in consumer products, chemical and medical equipment, information technology, and energy, among others, has increased the number of publications (informative and scientific) on ENMs. By the 1950s, very few papers were committed to nanomaterials (NMs), but in 2009, more than 80,000 journal articles included the concept nanotechnology. The objective of this review is to compile and analyze publications on NMs in the biennium 2008-2010. This review includes the most recent publications in risk assessment/toxicity, characterization and stability, toxicity, fate and transport of NMs in terrestrial ecosystems, and new ENMs. Carbon nanotubes, metallic, metal oxides and hydroxides nanoparticles, quantum dots, and polystyrene NPs are included.
Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA.
Jose R
JR
Peralta-Videa
Lijuan
L
Zhao
Martha L
ML
Lopez-Moreno
Guadalupe
G
de la Rosa
Jie
J
Hong
Jorge L
JL
Gardea-Torresdey
D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity; D049329:Nanostructures; D018570:Risk Assessment
D004785:Environmental Pollutants