Particle surface characteristics may play an important role in phytotoxicity of alumina nanoparticles.

By Ling Yang, D. Watts. Toxicology Letters, 2005

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Subfields: Atmospheric Science, Plant Science

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Citations in the corpus

• Alteration of Phytotoxicity and Oxidant Stress Potential by Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Cucumis sativus (2012, background): “One study reported the effect of AlO NPs on root elongation in a hydroponic environment (Yang and Watts 2005).”
• Insignificant acute toxicity of TiO2 nanoparticles to willow trees (2009, methodology): “3.2 Comparison to other findings For annual plants, result from the seed germination and the root elongation test are available (Yang et al. 2006, Zheng et al. 2005, Yang and Watts 2005, Lin and Xing 2007, Hond et al. 2005, 2005b).”
• Acute toxicity of cerium oxide, titanium oxide and iron oxide nanoparticles using standardized tests (2011, background): “Some authors have dem onstrated that little differences in the surface of the NPs can be crucial for their phytoto xic properties [32].”
• Perspectives for nano-biotechnology enabled protection and nutrition of plants. (2011, neutral): “However, Yang and Watts (2005) showed that alumina NPs (aluminum oxide) are detrimental to plant root growth.”
• EFFECT OF NANOSCALE ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES ON THE GERMINATION, GROWTH AND YIELD OF PEANUT (2012, background): “Phytotoxicities of nanoparticles on plants were reported by Yang and Watts ( 2005 ) (in cabbage and carrot) and Lin and Xing ( 2007 ) (radish, rape, and rye grass) at concentrations greater than 2000 ppm.”
• Detection and characterization of engineered nanoparticles in food and the environment (2008, background): “2006 ; Lovern and Klaper 2006 ), whereas Yang and Watts ( 2005 ) recorded phytotoxicity of alumina nanoparticles (Yang and Watts 2005 ).”
• Occurrence, behavior and effects of nanoparticles in the environment. (2007, background): “A slight reduction in root elongation was found in the presence of uncoated alumina NP but not with NP coated with phenanthrene (Yang and Watts, 2005).”
• Nanomaterials in the environment: Behavior, fate, bioavailability, and effects (2008, background): “Particles at 13-nm size suppressed root growth of five different plant species at 2-mg/ml concentration, while larger sizes, at 200 to 300 nm, had no effect [124].”
• Interactions between engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and plants: phytotoxicity, uptake and accumulation. (2010, background): “Yang and Watts (2005) also indicated that surface characteristics are important for phytotoxicity of nanoparticles.”
• Effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on growth and antioxidant system of chickpea seedlings (2013, background): “Alumina nanoparticles were found to inhibit root elongation in several plants including corn, cucumber, soybean, cabbage, and carrot at relatively low dosage (Yang and Watts 2005).”