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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
Volume 74, Issue 2, Pages 203-210Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.07.018
Keywords
Nanomaterials; Xenopus laevis; Zinc oxide; Chronic toxicity; Amphibian Development
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The objectives of this study were to quantify uptake and developmental effects of zinc oxide nanomaterials (nano-ZnO) on Xenopus laevis throughout the metomormosis process To accomplish this X lams were exposed to aqueous suspensions of 40-100 nm nano-ZnO beginning in-ovo and proceeding through metamorphosis Nanomaterials were dispersed via sonication methods into reconstituted moderately hard water test solutions A flow-through system was utilized to decrease the likelihood of depletion in ZnO concentration Exposure to 2 mg/L nano-ZnO significantly Increased mortality incidence to 40% and negatively affected metamorphosis of X laevis Tadpoles exposed to 2 mg/L nano-ZnO developed slower as indicated by tadpoles with an average stage of 56 at the conclusion of the study which was significantly lower than the control tadpole stages No tadpoles exposed to 2 mg/L of nano-ZnO completed metamorphosis by the conclusion of the study Tadpoles exposed to 0 125 mg/L nano-ZnO experienced faster development along with larger body measurements indicating that low dose exposure to nano-ZnO can stimulate growth and metamorphosis of X lams (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved
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