Ecotoxicity Study of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles on Chlorella Sp. and Daphnia Magna

Year 2020, Volume: 23 Issue: 4, 1073 - 1079, 01.12.2020

Burcu Ertit Taştan , İlknur Kars Durukan , Mehmet Ateş

https://doi.org/10.2339/politeknik.581107

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Nanoparticles have great impact due to their tremendous industrial
applications. However, their applications have produced toxicity effects on the
aquatic environments and their detailed analyses are not clearly understood.
Iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe₂O₃ NPs) are being used
extensively in many industries but are considered highly toxic to aquatic
species residing in surface waters. This paper demonstrates the acute
toxicity of a-Fe₂O₃ and g-Fe₂O₃NPs in two aquatic
species. The effects of various concentration (0, 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1000
mg/L) of a-Fe₂O₃ and g-Fe₂O₃ on the sensitivity
response of the Chlorella sp. and D. magna were investigated. The growth
of microalgal decreased with increased concentration of the a-Fe₂O₃ and g-Fe₂O₃ NPs concentrations but
did not show a significant toxic effect. The EC₅₀ concentration
value was 500 mg/L and LD₅₀ concentration value was 1000 mg/L for a-Fe₂O₃ treated daphnids in 72 h,
respectively. The findings demonstrate the significant evidence in
understanding acute toxicity of Fe₂O₃ NPs for environmental
protection as part of risk assessment strategies.

Keywords

Chlorella sp., -Fe2O3, -Fe2O3, nanoparticles, nanotoxicity, Daphnia magna

Supporting Institution

Tübitak

Project Number

114Y087

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