The toxic effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the terrestrial slug Lehmannia nyctelia (Gastropoda-Limacidae)
Abstract Background Chemicals have deleterious effect on the environment. The wide use of nanomaterials as products for plant protection, fertilizers, and also in water purification leads to the release of these materials to the environment. Terrestrial gastropods including snails and slugs have the...
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| author | Wafaa A. Mohammad Safaa M. Ali Nasser Farhan Shimaa Mohamed Said |
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| description | Abstract Background Chemicals have deleterious effect on the environment. The wide use of nanomaterials as products for plant protection, fertilizers, and also in water purification leads to the release of these materials to the environment. Terrestrial gastropods including snails and slugs have the ability to accumulate heavy metals in their bodies. The present study evaluates the toxic effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the terrestrial slug Lehmannia nyctelia . Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were prepared by thermal decomposition method. ZnO NPs are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV). Slugs were treated with three different concentrations of ZnO NPs. Results A total of three animals died by the end of the experiment. Many histological alterations were detected after exposure to different concentration of ZnO NPs. Conclusions The obtained histological alterations prove the toxic effect of ZnO NPs on the animal under study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ffb4c9037fcc4f97bb27d8ad8ee7f7372022-12-21T18:57:06ZengSpringerOpenJournal of Basic and Applied Zoology2090-990X2021-06-018211910.1186/s41936-021-00214-1The toxic effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the terrestrial slug Lehmannia nyctelia (Gastropoda-Limacidae)Wafaa A. Mohammad0Safaa M. Ali1Nasser Farhan2Shimaa Mohamed Said3Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, New Valley UniversityZoology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut UniversityChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, New Valley UniversityZoology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut UniversityAbstract Background Chemicals have deleterious effect on the environment. The wide use of nanomaterials as products for plant protection, fertilizers, and also in water purification leads to the release of these materials to the environment. Terrestrial gastropods including snails and slugs have the ability to accumulate heavy metals in their bodies. The present study evaluates the toxic effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the terrestrial slug Lehmannia nyctelia . Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were prepared by thermal decomposition method. ZnO NPs are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV). Slugs were treated with three different concentrations of ZnO NPs. Results A total of three animals died by the end of the experiment. Many histological alterations were detected after exposure to different concentration of ZnO NPs. Conclusions The obtained histological alterations prove the toxic effect of ZnO NPs on the animal under study.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41936-021-00214-1 |
| spellingShingle | Wafaa A. Mohammad Safaa M. Ali Nasser Farhan Shimaa Mohamed Said The toxic effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the terrestrial slug Lehmannia nyctelia (Gastropoda-Limacidae) Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology |
| title | The toxic effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the terrestrial slug Lehmannia nyctelia (Gastropoda-Limacidae) |
| title_full | The toxic effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the terrestrial slug Lehmannia nyctelia (Gastropoda-Limacidae) |
| title_fullStr | The toxic effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the terrestrial slug Lehmannia nyctelia (Gastropoda-Limacidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The toxic effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the terrestrial slug Lehmannia nyctelia (Gastropoda-Limacidae) |
| title_short | The toxic effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the terrestrial slug Lehmannia nyctelia (Gastropoda-Limacidae) |
| title_sort | toxic effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the terrestrial slug lehmannia nyctelia gastropoda limacidae |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41936-021-00214-1 |
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