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On the Likelihood of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Causing Adverse Marine Ecological Effects
Citation:
Parks, A., Robert M. Burgess, Kay T. Ho, AND P. Ferguson. On the Likelihood of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Causing Adverse Marine Ecological Effects. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, KS, 10(3):472-474, (2014).
Impact/Purpose:
This brief article discusses the likelihood that, based on the available scientific literature and research, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) cause adverse marine ecological effects. Results of this research suggest SWNTs do not represent a substantial risk to the marine environment. The impact of this work is to inform the appropriate environmental management and regulation of SWNTs.
Description:
This brief article discusses the ecological effects of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs)in the marine environment. Based on new research and a review of the scientific literature, the paper concludes that SWNTs are unlikely to cause adverse ecological effects in the marine environment because of their very limited bioavailability. As a result of this limited bioavailability, SWNTs do not appear to bioaccumulate, cause acute toxicity, or undergo trophic transfer.
