Issue 6, 2008

Uptake, translocation, and accumulation of manufactured iron oxide nanoparticles by pumpkin plants

Abstract

Rapid development and application of nanomaterials and nanotechnology make assessment of their potential health and environmental impacts on humans, non-human biota, and ecosystems imperative. Here we show that pumpkin plants (Cucurbita maxima), grown in an aqueous medium containing magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles, can absorb, translocate, and accumulate the particles in the plant tissues. These results suggest that plants, as an important component of the environmental and ecological systems, need to be included when evaluating the overall fate, transport and exposure pathways of nanoparticles in the environment.

Graphical abstract: Uptake, translocation, and accumulation of manufactured iron oxide nanoparticles by pumpkin plants

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Apr 2008
Accepted
29 Apr 2008
First published
13 May 2008

J. Environ. Monit., 2008,10, 713-717

Uptake, translocation, and accumulation of manufactured iron oxide nanoparticles by pumpkin plants

H. Zhu, J. Han, J. Q. Xiao and Y. Jin, J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 713 DOI: 10.1039/B805998E

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