title: Predicting the environmental impact of nanosilver.
abstract: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are incorporated into many consumer and medical products due to their antimicrobial properties; however, the potential environmental risks of AgNPs are yet to be fully understood. This mini-review aims to predict the environmental impact of AgNPs, thus supplementing previous reviews on this topic. To this end, the AgNP production, environmental release and fate, predicted environmental concentrations in surface water, sediment, and sludge-activated soil, as well as reported toxicity and proposed toxic mechanisms are discussed, focusing primarily on fish. Furthermore, knowledge gaps and recommendations for future research are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology & Centre for Advanced, Research in Environmental Genomics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: andrey.massarsky@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Andrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Massarsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology & Centre for Advanced, Research in Environmental Genomics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Vance L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Trudeau
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology & Centre for Advanced, Research in Environmental Genomics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Moon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D005399:Fishes; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000633:toxicity*; D012834:Silver / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D012834:Silver
keywords: Fate; Mechanisms; Nanosilver; Production; Release; Toxicity