Impact of engineered zinc oxide nanoparticles on the individual performance of Mytilus galloprovincialis

The increased use of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in consumer products raises the concern of environmental release and subsequent impacts in natural communities. We tested for physiological and demographic impacts of ZnO, a prevalent metal oxide ENP, on the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. We ex...

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Published in:PloS one 2013-04, Vol.8 (4), p.e61800
Main Authors: Hanna, Shannon K, Miller, Robert J, Muller, Erik B, Nisbet, Roger M, Lenihan, Hunter S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accumulation
Animals
Biodiversity
Biology
Bivalvia
Consumer products
Cosmetics
Demographics
Dreissena polymorpha
Earth Sciences
Environmental engineering
Environmental impact
Environmental release
Environmental science
Experiments
Exposure
Feeds
Laboratories
Least-Squares Analysis
Metal oxides
Mollusks
Mussels
Mytilus
Mytilus - drug effects
Mytilus - growth & development
Mytilus - physiology
Mytilus edulis
Mytilus galloprovincialis
Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles - toxicity
Nanotechnology
Physiology
Respiration
Seawater
Survival
Tissues
Zinc
Zinc - metabolism
Zinc oxide
Zinc Oxide - toxicity
Zinc oxides
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Summary:The increased use of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in consumer products raises the concern of environmental release and subsequent impacts in natural communities. We tested for physiological and demographic impacts of ZnO, a prevalent metal oxide ENP, on the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. We exposed mussels of two size classes,
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0061800