Moloi, MSLehutso, Raisibe FErasmus, MOberholster, PJThwala, Melusi2021-11-162021-11-162021-10Moloi, M., Lehutso, R.F., Erasmus, M., Oberholster, P. & Thwala, M. 2021. Aquatic environment exposure and toxicity of engineered nanomaterials released from nano-enabled products: Current status and data needs. <i>Nanomaterials, 11(11).</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/121482079-4991https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112868http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12148Rapid commercialisation of nano-enabled products (NEPs) elevates the potential environmental release of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) along the product life cycle. The current review examined the state of the art literature on aquatic environment exposure and ecotoxicity of product released (PR) engineered nanomaterials (PR–ENMs). Additionally, the data obtained were applied to estimate the risk posed by PR–ENMs to various trophic levels of aquatic biota as a means of identifying priority NEPs cases that may require attention with regards to examining environmental implications. Overall, the PR–ENMs are predominantly associated with the matrix of the respective NEPs, a factor that often hinders proper isolation of nano-driven toxicity effects. Nevertheless, some studies have attributed the toxicity basis of observed adverse effects to a combination of the released ions, ENMs and other components of NEPs. Notwithstanding the limitation of current ecotoxicology data limitations, the risk estimated herein points to an elevated risk towards fish arising from fabrics’ PR–nAg, and the considerable potential effects from sunscreens’ PR–nZnO and PR–nTiO2 to algae, echinoderms, and crustaceans (PR–nZnO), whereas PR–nTiO2 poses no significant risk to echinoderms. Considering that the current data limitations will not be overcome immediately, we recommend the careful application of similar risk estimation to isolate/prioritise cases of NEPs for detailed characterisation of ENMs’ release and effects in aquatic environments.FulltextenEcotoxicology of PR-ENMsNano-enabled productProduct released nanomaterialsRisk assessmentArticleMoloi, M., Lehutso, R. F., Erasmus, M., Oberholster, P., & Thwala, M. (2021). Aquatic environment exposure and toxicity of engineered nanomaterials released from nano-enabled products: Current status and data needs. <i>Nanomaterials, 11(11)</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12148Moloi, MS, Raisibe F Lehutso, M Erasmus, PJ Oberholster, and Melusi Thwala "Aquatic environment exposure and toxicity of engineered nanomaterials released from nano-enabled products: Current status and data needs." <i>Nanomaterials, 11(11)</i> (2021) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12148Moloi M, Lehutso RF, Erasmus M, Oberholster P, Thwala M. Aquatic environment exposure and toxicity of engineered nanomaterials released from nano-enabled products: Current status and data needs. Nanomaterials, 11(11). 2021; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12148.TY - Article AU - Moloi, MS AU - Lehutso, Raisibe F AU - Erasmus, M AU - Oberholster, PJ AU - Thwala, Melusi AB - Rapid commercialisation of nano-enabled products (NEPs) elevates the potential environmental release of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) along the product life cycle. The current review examined the state of the art literature on aquatic environment exposure and ecotoxicity of product released (PR) engineered nanomaterials (PR–ENMs). Additionally, the data obtained were applied to estimate the risk posed by PR–ENMs to various trophic levels of aquatic biota as a means of identifying priority NEPs cases that may require attention with regards to examining environmental implications. Overall, the PR–ENMs are predominantly associated with the matrix of the respective NEPs, a factor that often hinders proper isolation of nano-driven toxicity effects. Nevertheless, some studies have attributed the toxicity basis of observed adverse effects to a combination of the released ions, ENMs and other components of NEPs. Notwithstanding the limitation of current ecotoxicology data limitations, the risk estimated herein points to an elevated risk towards fish arising from fabrics’ PR–nAg, and the considerable potential effects from sunscreens’ PR–nZnO and PR–nTiO2 to algae, echinoderms, and crustaceans (PR–nZnO), whereas PR–nTiO2 poses no significant risk to echinoderms. Considering that the current data limitations will not be overcome immediately, we recommend the careful application of similar risk estimation to isolate/prioritise cases of NEPs for detailed characterisation of ENMs’ release and effects in aquatic environments. DA - 2021-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - Nanomaterials, 11(11) KW - Ecotoxicology of PR-ENMs KW - Nano-enabled product KW - Product released nanomaterials KW - Risk assessment LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2021 SM - 2079-4991 T1 - Aquatic environment exposure and toxicity of engineered nanomaterials released from nano-enabled products: Current status and data needs TI - Aquatic environment exposure and toxicity of engineered nanomaterials released from nano-enabled products: Current status and data needs UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12148 ER -25081