Uptake routes and toxicokinetics of silver nanoparticles and silver ions in the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus

M. Diez-Ortiz, E. Lahive, P. Kille, K. Powell, A.J. Morgan, K. Jurkschat, C.A.M. van Gestel, J.F.W. Mosselmans, C. Svendsen, D.J. Spurgeon

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    Abstract

    Current bioavailability models, such as the free ion activity model and biotic ligand model, explicitly consider that metal exposure will be mainly to the dissolved metal in ionic form. With the rise of nanotechnology products and the increasing release of metal-based nanoparticles (NPs) to the environment, such models may increasingly be applied to support risk assessment. It is not immediately clear, however, whether the assumption of metal ion exposure will be relevant for NPs. Using an established approach of oral gluing, a toxicokinetics study was conducted to investigate the routes of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and Ag
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2263-2270
    JournalEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry
    Volume34
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

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