Sulfidation of silver nanoparticles: natural antidote to their toxicity.
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...found that even a very low degree of sulfidation of AgNPs can result in a significant decrease in their toxicity because of the lower solubility of silver sulfide [37]....
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...Supernatant silver ion concentrations were measured using inductively coupled plasma−atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES; TJA IRIS Advantage/1000 Radial ICAP Spectrometer; detection limit, 10 ppb) after acid digestion with concentrated HNO3. Duplicates of each sample were measured, with ion concentrations normalized by initial particle concentrations. Organisms and Media. Four model organisms were selected for this study: two species of fish, Danio rerio (zebrafish) and Fundulus heteroclitus (killifish); the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans; and the aquatic plant Lemna minuta (least duckweed). These organisms were selected to provide a diverse set of organisms and uptake pathways for AgNPs and Ag ions. Six common exposure media and DI water were used. All media were prepared using high purity chemicals and deionized water, with the exception of the salt blend, Instant Ocean (IO, Foster & Smith, Rhinelander, WI, U.S.A.), which was diluted to 10 parts per 1000 (10 ‰ on a mass per mass basis) with deionized water. Table 1 lists the organisms and six exposure media types used, and compares their chloride concentration, ionic strength, pH, and conductivity. The exact composition of 10 ‰ IO was estimated from an elemental composition analysis performed by ICP-AES.(51) Artificial seawater (ASW) was prepared according to Kester et al. (1967).(52) Toxicology....
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