CoChat
Sign Up
Cited by 69Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsEnvironmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyHeavy metals in environment

The DOI matches its Crossref record; the references it cites are not checked yet.

Effect of soil organic matter content and pH on the toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles to Folsomia candida

Waalewijn-Kool, Pauline L., Rupp, Svenja, Lofts, Stephen, Svendsen, Claus, van Gestel, Cornelis A.M.·2014·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
DOI 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.06.031
Open this paper in CoChat — free account

Abstract

Organic matter (OM) and pH may influence nanoparticle fate and effects in soil. This study investigated the influence of soil organic matter content and pH on the toxicity of ZnO-NP and ZnCl2 to Folsomia candida in four natural soils, having between 2.37% and 14.7% OM and [Formula: see text] levels between 5.0 and 6.8. Porewater Zn concentrations were much lower in ZnO-NP than in ZnCl2 spiked soils, resulting in higher Freundlich sorption constants for ZnO-NP. For ZnCl2 the porewater Zn concentrations were significantly higher in less organic soils, while for ZnO-NP the highest soluble Zn level (23mgZn/l) was measured in the most organic soil, which had the lowest pH. Free Zn(2+) ion concentrations were higher for ZnCl2 than for ZnO-NP and were greatly dependent on pH (pHpw) and dissolved organic carbon content of the pore water. The 28-d EC50 values for the effect of ZnCl2 on the reproduction of F. candida increased with increasing OM content from 356 to 1592mgZn/kg d.w. For ZnO-NP no correlation between EC50 values and OM content was found and EC50 values ranged from 1695 in the most organic soil to 4446mgZn/kg d.w. in the higher pH soil. When based on porewater and free Zn(2+) concentrations, EC50 values were higher for ZnCl2 than for ZnO-NP, and consistently decreased with increasing pHpw. This study shows that ZnO-NP toxicity is dependent on soil properties, but is mainly driven by soil pH.

Overview

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.06.031

Cites

Statistics

Verification

Claims the paper makes

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Self-check

Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

The self-check needs the paper’s full text.

Citations

The citation lists haven’t been fetched yet

References 41 · Cited by 69

Research works printed but not linked: 38

  1. Adams, 2006, Comparative eco-toxicity of nanoscale TiO2, SiO2, and ZnO water suspensions, Water Res., 40, 3527, 10.1016/j.watres.2006.08.004 · DOI
  2. Aruoja, 2009, Toxicity of nanoparticles of CuO, ZnO and TiO2 to microalgae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, Sci. Total Environ., 407, 1461, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.10.053 · DOI
  3. Baalousha, 2008, Aggregation and surface properties of iron oxide nanoparticles: influence of pH and natural organic matter, Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 27, 1875, 10.1897/07-559.1 · DOI
  4. Bian, 2011, Aggregation and dissolution of 4nm ZnO nanoparticles in aqueous environments: influence of pH, ionic strength, size, and adsorption of humic acid, Langmuir, 27, 6059, 10.1021/la200570n · DOI
  5. Blinova, 2010, Ecotoxicity of nanoparticles of CuO and ZnO in natural water, Environ. Pollut., 158, 41, 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.08.017 · DOI
  6. Collins, 2012, Assessing the impact of copper and zinc oxide nanoparticles on soil: a field study, PLoS ONE, 7, e42663, 10.1371/journal.pone.0042663 · DOI
  7. Dohrmann, 2006, Cation exchange capacity methodology II: a modified silver–thiourea method, Appl. Clay Sci., 34, 38, 10.1016/j.clay.2006.02.009 · DOI
  8. Domingos, 2009, Aggregation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: role of a fulvic acid, Environ. Sci. Technol., 43, 1282, 10.1021/es8023594 · DOI
  9. Fang, 2009, Stability of titania nanoparticles in soil suspensions and transport in saturated homogeneous soil columns, Environ. Pollut., 157, 1101, 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.11.006 · DOI
  10. Fountain, 2005, Folsomia candida (Collembola): a “standard” soil arthropod, Ann. Rev. Entomol., 50, 201, 10.1146/annurev.ento.50.071803.130331 · DOI
  11. Gottschalk, 2009, Modelled environmental concentrations of engineered nanomaterials (TiO2, ZnO, Ag, CNT, fullerenes) for different regions, Environ. Sci. Technol., 43, 9216, 10.1021/es9015553 · DOI
  12. Haanstra, 1985, The use of sigmoidal dose response curves in soil ecotoxicological research, Plant Soil, 84, 293, 10.1007/BF02143194 · DOI
  13. Heggelund, 2014, Soil pH effects on the comparative toxicity of dissolved zinc, non-nano and nano ZnO to the earthworm Eisenia fetida, Nanotoxicology, 8, 559, 10.3109/17435390.2013.809808 · DOI
  14. Hobbelen, 2004, Risk assessment of heavy metal pollution for detritivores in floodplain soils in the Biesbosch, the Netherlands, taking bioavailability into account, Environ. Pollut., 129, 409, 10.1016/j.envpol.2003.11.010 · DOI
  15. Janssen, 1997, Equilibrium partitioning of heavy metals in Dutch field soils. I. Relationship between metal partition coefficients and soil characteristics, Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 16, 2470, 10.1002/etc.5620161206 · DOI
  16. Keller, 2010, Stability and aggregation of metal oxide nanoparticles in natural aqueous matrices, Environ. Sci. Technol., 44, 1962, 10.1021/es902987d · DOI
  17. Kool, 2011, Chronic toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles, non-nano ZnO and ZnCl2 to Folsomia candida (Collembola) in relation to bioavailability in soil, Environ. Pollut., 159, 2713, 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.05.021 · DOI
  18. Kosmulski, 2004, pH-dependent surface charging and points of zero charge II, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 275, 214, 10.1016/j.jcis.2004.02.029 · DOI
  19. Lead, 2006, Aquatic colloids and nanoparticles: current knowledge and future trends, Environ. Chem., 3, 159, 10.1071/EN06025 · DOI
  20. Li, 2011, Toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles in the earthworm, Eisenia fetida and subcellular fractionation of Zn, Environ. Int., 37, 1098, 10.1016/j.envint.2011.01.008 · DOI
  21. Li, 2011, Stability, bioavailability, and bacterial toxicity of ZnO and iron-doped ZnO nanoparticles in aquatic media, Environ. Sci. Technol., 45, 755, 10.1021/es102266g · DOI
  22. Lowry, 2012, Transformations of nanomaterials in the environment, Environ. Sci. Technol., 46, 6893, 10.1021/es300839e · DOI
  23. Manzo, 2013, Toxic effects of ZnO nanoparticles towards marine algae Dunaliella tertiolecta, Sci. Total Environ., 445–446, 371, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.12.051 · DOI
  24. Miao, 2010, Zinc oxide-engineered nanoparticles: dissolution and toxicity to marine phytoplankton, Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 29, 2814, 10.1002/etc.340 · DOI
  25. Quik, 2010, Effect of natural organic matter on cerium dioxide nanoparticles settling in model fresh water, Chemosphere, 81, 711, 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.07.062 · DOI
  26. Reed, 2012, Solubility of nano-zinc oxide in environmentally and biologically important matrices, Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 31, 93, 10.1002/etc.708 · DOI
  27. Scheckel, 2010, Synchrotron speciation of silver and zinc oxide nanoparticles aged in a kaolin suspension, Environ. Sci. Technol., 44, 1307, 10.1021/es9032265 · DOI
  28. Scown, 2010, Review: do engineered nanoparticles pose a significant threat to the aquatic environment?, Crit. Rev. Toxicol., 40, 653, 10.3109/10408444.2010.494174 · DOI
  29. Smit, 1998, Effects of soil type, prepercolation, and ageing on bioaccumulation and toxicity of zinc for the springtail Folsomia candida, Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 17, 1132, 10.1002/etc.5620170621 · DOI
  30. Thakali, 2006, A Terrestrial Biotic Ligand Model. 1. Development and application to Cu and Ni toxicities to barley root elongation in soils, Environ. Sci. Technol., 40, 7085, 10.1021/es061171s · DOI
  31. Tipping, 2003, The solid–solution partitioning of heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb) in upland soils of England and Wales, Environ. Pollut., 125, 213, 10.1016/S0269-7491(03)00058-7 · DOI
  32. Tourinho, 2012, Metal-based nanoparticles in soil: fate, behavior and effects on soil invertebrates, Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 31, 1, 10.1002/etc.1880 · DOI
  33. Tourinho, 2013, Influence of soil pH on the toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles to the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus, Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 32, 2808, 10.1002/etc.2369 · DOI · Paper page
  34. Waalewijn-Kool, 2013, The effect of pH on the toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles to Folsomia candida in amended field soil, Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 32, 2349, 10.1002/etc.2302 · DOI
  35. Waalewijn-Kool, 2012, Effect of different spiking procedures on the distribution and toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles in soil, Ecotoxicology, 21, 1797, 10.1007/s10646-012-0914-3 · DOI
  36. Waalewijn-Kool, 2013, Sorption, dissolution and pH determine the long-term equilibration and toxicity of coated and uncoated ZnO nanoparticles in soil, Environ. Pollut., 178, 59, 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.003 · DOI
  37. Yang, 2009, Interactions of humic acid with nanosized inorganic oxides, Langmuir, 25, 3571, 10.1021/la803701b · DOI
  38. Zhang, 2009, Impact of natural organic matter and divalent cations on the stability of aqueous nanoparticles, Water Res., 43, 4249, 10.1016/j.watres.2009.06.005 · DOI

Metadata

Authors
Waalewijn-Kool, P. L., Rupp, S., Lofts, S., Svendsen, C., & van Gestel, C. A. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
  • UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (GB)
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Corresponding author
van Gestel, Cornelis A.M.
ORCID
Venue
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-10
Volume
108
Pages
9-15
ISSN
0147-6513 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.06.031
OpenAlex
W1996380855
Cited by
69
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1
FWCI
1.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • VU Research Portal (publishedVersion)
  • NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council) (acceptedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • European Commission (FP7-NMP-ENV-2009, 247739, FP7-NMP)
  • Natural Environment Research Council (CEH010010)
  • FP7 Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Heavy metals in environment
Keywords
zinc oxide nanoparticles, zinc chloride, Folsomia candida, soil organic matter, soil pH, nanoparticle toxicity, zinc sorption, dissolved organic carbon, earthworm reproduction
MeSH terms
Animals, Arthropods, Chlorides, Humic Substances, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Soil, Soil Pollutants, Water, Zinc, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Compounds, Nanoparticles

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review