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Green synthesized silver nanoparticles: toxicity against Poecilia reticulata fishes and Ceriodaphnia cornuta crustaceans
Ishwarya, R.; Vaseeharan, B.; Shanthi, S.; Ramesh, S.; Manogari, P.; Dhanalakshmi, K.; Vijayakumar, S.; Benelli, G. (2017). Green synthesized silver nanoparticles: toxicity against Poecilia reticulata fishes and Ceriodaphnia cornuta crustaceans. Journal of Cluster Science 28(1): 519-527. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10876-016-1126-4
In: Journal of Cluster Science. SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS: New York. ISSN 1040-7278; e-ISSN 1572-8862, more
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Keywords
    Ceriodaphnia cornuta G.O. Sars, 1885 [WoRMS]; Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 [WoRMS]
Author keywords
    Biosafety; Cissus quadrangularis; Ceriodaphnia cornuta; Poeciliareticulata; Wetlands
Authors  Top 
  • Ishwarya, R.
  • Vaseeharan, B.
  • Shanthi, S.
  • Ramesh, S., more
  • Manogari, P.
  • Dhanalakshmi, K.
  • Vijayakumar, S.
  • Benelli, G.
Abstract
    Recently, the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles gained increasing attention due to interesting properties for optical, antimicrobial and pest control applications. However, their toxicity against micro-crustaceans and fishes has been scarcely explored, while most of the research efforts focused on mosquito control with the green-synthesized nanocomposites. In this study, we investigated the toxic effects of AgNO3, Cissus quadrangularis (Cq)-synthesized AgNPs and Cq extract in two different study models, the larvae of Poecilia reticulata fishes and adults of the micro-crustacean Ceriodaphnia cornuta. In both species, AgNO3 and Cq-AgNPs showed high mortality rates even if tested at very low doses. Molecular analysis revealed high DNA damages induced by Cq-AgNPs on both aquatic organisms. Furthermore, light microscopy studies evidenced lesions in the gills and vacuolization in the gills and in the abdomen of P. reticulata larvae. Overall, our research pointed out that the exposure of aquatic organisms to AgNO3 or green-fabricated AgNPs can damage fishes and crustaceans, posing noteworthy risks to the aquatic ecosystems.
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