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Erschienen in: Journal of Nanoparticle Research 5/2010

01.06.2010 | Research paper

Toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles to zebrafish embryo: a physicochemical study of toxicity mechanism

verfasst von: Wei Bai, Zhiyong Zhang, Wenjing Tian, Xiao He, Yuhui Ma, Yuliang Zhao, Zhifang Chai

Erschienen in: Journal of Nanoparticle Research | Ausgabe 5/2010

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Abstract

The biological impact of engineered nanomaterials released into the aquatic environment is a major concern. In this work, the properties of ZnO nanoparticles (nano-ZnO, 30 nm) were characterized in a water suspension (E3 medium), and a zebrafish 96-h post fertilization (hpf) embryo–larval test was performed to assess the toxicity of nano-ZnO suspension. Nano-ZnO was found to readily form aggregates with different sizes; small aggregates (142.4–517.7 nm) were still suspended in E3 medium, but large aggregates (>1 μm) quickly deposited on the bottom of 24-well plates; nano-ZnO was partially dissolved to Zn species (Zn(dis)) in E3 medium. In the nano-ZnO suspension, small aggregates, Zn(dis), and large aggregates might jointly exert influence on the development of zebrafish embryos. The embryo toxicity test revealed that nano-ZnO killed zebrafish embryos (50 and 100 mg/L), retarded the embryo hatching (1–25 mg/L), reduced the body length of larvae, and caused tail malformation after the 96 hpf exposure. Zn(dis) only partially contributed to the toxicity of nano-ZnO. This research highlights the need to further investigate the ecotoxicity of nano-ZnO in the water environment.

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Metadaten
Titel
Toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles to zebrafish embryo: a physicochemical study of toxicity mechanism
verfasst von
Wei Bai
Zhiyong Zhang
Wenjing Tian
Xiao He
Yuhui Ma
Yuliang Zhao
Zhifang Chai
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2010
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Journal of Nanoparticle Research / Ausgabe 5/2010
Print ISSN: 1388-0764
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-896X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-009-9740-9

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