The interaction of micro/nano plastics and the environment: Effects of ecological corona on the toxicity to aquatic organisms
Concerns about the micro/nano plastics (MNPs) exposure risks have risen in recent years. The ecological corona (EC), which is generated by the interaction between MNPs and environmental substances, has a significant impact on their environmental fate and ecological risks. As the largest sink of MNPs...
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| description | Concerns about the micro/nano plastics (MNPs) exposure risks have risen in recent years. The ecological corona (EC), which is generated by the interaction between MNPs and environmental substances, has a significant impact on their environmental fate and ecological risks. As the largest sink of MNPs, the aquatic environment is of great significance for understanding the environmental behaviour of MNPs. Transmission Electron Microscope (TME), Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and other analytical methods have been used as effective methods to analyse the formation process of EC and detect the existing EC directly or indirectly on the surface of MNPs. The physicochemical properties of MNPs, complex aquatic environments and ageing time have been identified as the key factors affecting EC formation in aquatic environments. Moreover, the EC absorbed on MNPs significantly changed their environmental behaviour and toxicity to aquatic organisms. This review gives a full understanding of the EC formation progress on the surface of MNPs and different analytical methods for EC have been summarised which can further assist the ecological risk assessment of MNPs in the aquatic environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-363ee0224e6547cdba178566c6139f142022-12-22T04:05:06ZengElsevierEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety0147-65132022-09-01243113997The interaction of micro/nano plastics and the environment: Effects of ecological corona on the toxicity to aquatic organismsPeiming Zhang0Yin Liu1Long Zhang2Ming Xu3Lirong Gao4Bin Zhao5School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou 310024, ChinaSchool of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou 310024, China; Corresponding author.School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu, China; State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Nonferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu, ChinaSchool of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou 310024, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, ChinaSchool of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou 310024, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, ChinaSchool of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou 310024, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Corresponding author at: School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou 310024, China.Concerns about the micro/nano plastics (MNPs) exposure risks have risen in recent years. The ecological corona (EC), which is generated by the interaction between MNPs and environmental substances, has a significant impact on their environmental fate and ecological risks. As the largest sink of MNPs, the aquatic environment is of great significance for understanding the environmental behaviour of MNPs. Transmission Electron Microscope (TME), Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and other analytical methods have been used as effective methods to analyse the formation process of EC and detect the existing EC directly or indirectly on the surface of MNPs. The physicochemical properties of MNPs, complex aquatic environments and ageing time have been identified as the key factors affecting EC formation in aquatic environments. Moreover, the EC absorbed on MNPs significantly changed their environmental behaviour and toxicity to aquatic organisms. This review gives a full understanding of the EC formation progress on the surface of MNPs and different analytical methods for EC have been summarised which can further assist the ecological risk assessment of MNPs in the aquatic environment.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651322008375Micro/nano plasticsEcological coronaAquatic organismToxicityEnvironmental fate |
| spellingShingle | Peiming Zhang Yin Liu Long Zhang Ming Xu Lirong Gao Bin Zhao The interaction of micro/nano plastics and the environment: Effects of ecological corona on the toxicity to aquatic organisms Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Micro/nano plastics Ecological corona Aquatic organism Toxicity Environmental fate |
| title | The interaction of micro/nano plastics and the environment: Effects of ecological corona on the toxicity to aquatic organisms |
| title_full | The interaction of micro/nano plastics and the environment: Effects of ecological corona on the toxicity to aquatic organisms |
| title_fullStr | The interaction of micro/nano plastics and the environment: Effects of ecological corona on the toxicity to aquatic organisms |
| title_full_unstemmed | The interaction of micro/nano plastics and the environment: Effects of ecological corona on the toxicity to aquatic organisms |
| title_short | The interaction of micro/nano plastics and the environment: Effects of ecological corona on the toxicity to aquatic organisms |
| title_sort | interaction of micro nano plastics and the environment effects of ecological corona on the toxicity to aquatic organisms |
| topic | Micro/nano plastics Ecological corona Aquatic organism Toxicity Environmental fate |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651322008375 |
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