title: Review of titanium dioxide nanoparticle phototoxicity: Developing a phototoxicity ratio to correct the endpoint values of toxicity tests.
abstract: Titanium dioxide nanoparticles are photoactive and produce reactive oxygen species under natural sunlight. Reactive oxygen species can be detrimental to many organisms, causing oxidative damage, cell injury, and death. Most studies investigating TiO2 nanoparticle toxicity did not consider photoactivation and performed tests either in dark conditions or under artificial lighting that did not simulate natural irradiation. The present study summarizes the literature and derives a phototoxicity ratio between the results of nano-titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2 ) experiments conducted in the absence of sunlight and those conducted under solar or simulated solar radiation (SSR) for aquatic species. Therefore, the phototoxicity ratio can be used to correct endpoints of the toxicity tests with nano-TiO2 that were performed in absence of sunlight. Such corrections also may be important for regulators and risk assessors when reviewing previously published data. A significant difference was observed between the phototoxicity ratios of 2 distinct groups: aquatic species belonging to order Cladocera, and all other aquatic species. Order Cladocera appeared very sensitive and prone to nano-TiO2 phototoxicity. On average nano-TiO2 was 20 times more toxic to non-Cladocera and 1867 times more toxic to Cladocera (median values 3.3 and 24.7, respectively) after illumination. Both median value and 75% quartile of the phototoxicity ratio are chosen as the most practical values for the correction of endpoints of nano-TiO2 toxicity tests that were performed in dark conditions, or in the absence of sunlight.
authors: Fish Diseases and Fisheries Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Center for Nanoscience, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors: Boris
authors: B
authors: Jovanović
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D059001:Aquatic Organisms / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D033361:Cladocera / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D008027:Light; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D018675:Toxicity Tests / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium
keywords: Nanoparticles; Photoactivation; Photoxicity; Simulated solar radiation; Titanium dioxide
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