Title
Interaction of nanoparticles with edible plants and their possible implications in the food chain
Publication Date
4-27-2011
Publication Name
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The uptake, bioaccumulation, biotransformation, and risks of nanomaterials (NMs) for food crops are still not well understood. Very few NMs and plant species have been studied, mainly at the very early growth stages of the plants. Most of the studies, except one with multiwalled carbon nanotubes performed on the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and another with ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) on ryegrass, reported the effect of NMs on seed germination or 15-day-old seedlings. Very few references describe the biotransformation of NMs in food crops, and the possible transmission of the NMs to the next generation of plants exposed to NMs is unknown. The possible biomagnification of NPs in the food chain is also unknown. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
Volume
59
Issue
8
First Page
3485
Last Page
3498
DOI
10.1021/jf104517j