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Influence of soil pH on the toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles to the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus

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Tourinho, Paula S., van Gestel, Cornelis A.M., Lofts, Stephen, Soares, Amadeu M.V.M., Loureiro, Susana·2013·Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
DOI 10.1002/etc.2369
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The effects of soil pH on the toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) to the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus were evaluated. Isopods were exposed to a natural soil amended with CaCO3 to reach 3 different pHCaCl2 levels (4.5, 6.2, and 7.3) and to standard LUFA 2.2 soil (pH 5.5) spiked with ZnO NPs (30 nm), non-nano ZnO (200 nm), and ionic Zn as ZnCl2. Toxicity was expressed based on total Zn concentration in soil, as well as total Zn and free Zn2+ ion concentrations in porewater. Compared with ZnO-spiked soils, the ZnCl2-spiked soils had lower pH and higher porewater Ca2+ and Zn levels. Isopod survival did not differ between Zn forms and soils, but survival was higher for isopods exposed to ZnO NPs at pH 4.5. Median effect concentrations (EC50s) for biomass change showed similar trends for all Zn forms in all soils, with higher values at intermediate pH. Median lethal concentration (LC50) and EC50 values based on porewater Zn or free Zn ion concentrations were much lower for ZnO than for ionic zinc. Zn body concentrations increased in a dose-related manner, but no effect of soil pH was found. It is suggested not only that dissolved or free Zn in porewater contributed to uptake and toxicity, but also that oral uptake (i.e., ingestion of soil particles) could be an important additional route of exposure. Environ Toxicol Chem 2013;32:2808–2815. © 2013 SETAC

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Metadata

Authors
Tourinho, P. S., van Gestel, C. A. M., Lofts, S., Soares, A. M. V. M., & Loureiro, S.
Affiliations
  • Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (PT)
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
  • UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (GB)
Corresponding author
Tourinho, Paula S.
ORCID
Venue
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2013-08-24
Volume
32
Issue
12
Pages
2808-2815
ISSN
  • 0730-7268 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-8618
DOI
10.1002/etc.2369
OpenAlex
W2104199783
Cited by
48
References
51
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FWCI
2.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • VU Research Portal (publishedVersion)
  • NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council) (acceptedVersion)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • P.S. Tourinho from the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (SFRH/BD/80097/2011)
  • NanoFATE, Collaborative Project (CP-FP 247739)
  • 7th Framework Program of the European Commission (FP7-NMP-ENV-2009)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Heavy metals in environment
Keywords
zinc oxide nanoparticles, soil pH, Porcellionides pruinosus, terrestrial isopods, nanoparticle toxicity, soil amendment, calcium carbonate, LC50, EC50, bioaccumulation
MeSH terms
Animals, Calcium Carbonate, Chlorides, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Particle Size, Soil, Soil Pollutants, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Compounds, Isopoda, Nanoparticles

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