Environmental behaviour and ecotoxicity of quantum dots at various trophic levels: A review.
Environ Int
; 98: 1-17, 2017 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-27745949
ABSTRACT
Despite the wide application of quantum dots (QDs) in electronics, pharmacy and nanomedicine, limited data is available on their environmental health risk. To advance our current understanding of the environmental impact of these engineered nanomaterials, the aim of this review is to give a detailed insight on the existing information concerning the behaviour, transformation and fate of QDs in the aquatic environment, as well as on its mode of action (MoA), ecotoxicity, trophic transfer and biomagnification at various trophic levels (micro-organisms, aquatic invertebrates and vertebrates). Data show that several types of Cd-based QDs, even at low concentrations (Palavras-chave
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Poluentes Químicos da Água
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Pontos Quânticos
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Animals
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Ano de publicação:
2017
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