Responses of Wetland Plant Carex vulpina to Copper and Iron Nanoparticles

0476856 - ÚEB 2018 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Cyrusová, Tereza - Petrová, Šárka - Vaněk, Tomáš - Podlipná, Radka
Responses of Wetland Plant Carex vulpina to Copper and Iron Nanoparticles.
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. Roč. 228, č. 7 (2017), č. článku 258. ISSN 0049-6979. E-ISSN 1573-2932
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) LD14100; GA MŠMT(CZ) LD13028
Institutional support: RVO:61389030
Keywords : Carex vulpina * Metal nanoparticles * Phytotoxicity
OECD category: Bioremediation, diagnostic biotechnologies (DNA chips and biosensing devices) in environmental management
Impact factor: 1.769, year: 2017

Currently, the use of nanotechnologies is in rapid expansion, which entails increasing risks of environmental contamination by nanoparticles. Many studies describe the toxic effects on human cells, but little is known about the possible adverse effects on plants. Currently, various nanoparticles are often detected in streams, wastewater, and sewage due to widespread nanoparticle uses. We studied the accumulation and the effect of metal oxide nanoparticles together with their bulk counter particles and soluble metal salts on the growth of a wetland plant species true fox-sedge (Carex vulpina L.). The concentration 100 mg/l of copper nanoparticles significantly affected the growth of the plants, roots characteristics, and content of the photosynthetic pigments in leaves, while the same concentration of iron nanoparticles did not reduced any of the measured items. Using the bulk materials, the effect was very similar.
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