title: Understanding the toxicity of carbon nanotubes in the environment is crucial to the control of nanomaterials in producing and processing and the assessment of health risk for human: a review.
abstract: With the development and application of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), the potential hazards of CNTs to biological systems and the environment are getting more and more attention. This review evaluated the effects of physicochemical properties of CNTs on toxicity and summarized the advances on the mechanism of CNTs toxicity. We also proposed the possible hazards associated with CNTs and harmful effects resulting from exposure of aquatic animals, bacteria and higher plants to CNTs in vitro and in vivo. The current knowledge and gaps on CNTs were outlined as a potential problem for the environment and human health. The current research gaps on CNTs toxicity were identified and the further studying focus was proposed, too. This essay concluded with a set of recommendations for the advancement of understanding of the role of CNTs and future challenges in environmental and ecotoxicological research.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China. Electronic address: dujia532158064@163.com.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China. Electronic address: wshutao@hit.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shutao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China. Electronic address: youhong.hit@qq.com.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China. Electronic address: zhaoxuesong008@163.com.
authors.forename: Xuesong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D054750:Ecotoxicology; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D036103:Nanotechnology; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D010316:Particle Size; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013499:Surface Properties; D018675:Toxicity Tests
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon
keywords: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Mechanism; Nanomaterials; Toxicity