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ACS OMEGA
Volume 4, Issue 20, Pages 18502-18509Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01898
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Of late, novel magnetic nanomaterials have drawn worldwide attention because of the uniqueness in their properties and uses. In our studies, we have prepared nearly monodisperse zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nZVIs) of diameter of less than 60 nm in aqueous medium by a reductive precipitation process and pectin as stabilizing agent. The characterization of these nanoparticles was done by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. The TEM images confirmed that the average size of the nZVIs was about 25 nm. The resultant nZVIs were then employed to degrade DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) in spiked soil, and their toxicity toward Collembola (Folsomia candida) and Ostracods (Heterocypris incongruens) was measured. The fabricated nZVIs degraded DDT in soil quite effectively. Further, the effects of nZVIs on Collembola and Ostracods were found to be negative. This was due to the oxidation of nZVIs and creation of anoxic conditions thereupon, and the generation of excess Fe(II) in soil. In addition, the negative effects of DDT on ostracod development and Collembola reproduction were found to be quite weak.
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