NERC Facility for Environmental Nanoscience Analysis and Characterisation (FENAC)
Lead Research Organisation:
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Eugenia Valsami-Jones (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Alvarez P
(2009)
Research Priorities to Advance Eco-Responsible Nanotechnology
in ACS Nano
Baalousha M
(2012)
Characterization of cerium oxide nanoparticles-part 2: nonsize measurements.
in Environmental toxicology and chemistry
Baalousha M
(2010)
Characterisation of structural and surface speciation of representative commercially available cerium oxide nanoparticles
in Environmental Chemistry
Baalousha M
(2012)
Characterization of cerium oxide nanoparticles-part 1: size measurements.
in Environmental toxicology and chemistry
Beddow J
(2017)
Nanosilver inhibits nitrification and reduces ammonia-oxidising bacterial but not archaeal amoA gene abundance in estuarine sediments.
in Environmental microbiology
Cross RK
(2019)
The fate of cerium oxide nanoparticles in sediments and their routes of uptake in a freshwater worm.
in Nanotoxicology
Croteau M
(2014)
Isotopically modified silver nanoparticles to assess nanosilver bioavailability and toxicity at environmentally relevant exposures
in Environmental Chemistry
Croteau MN
(2014)
Bioaccumulation and toxicity of CuO nanoparticles by a freshwater invertebrate after waterborne and dietborne exposures.
in Environmental science & technology
Dogra Y
(2016)
Cerium oxide nanoparticles induce oxidative stress in the sediment-dwelling amphipod Corophium volutator.
in Nanotoxicology
| Description | This is a Facility award, which has produced a range of discoveries on the behaviour of nanomaterials (engineered and natural) in the environment. |
| Exploitation Route | Findings have value to academic research, industry (understanding adverse effects from nanomaterials) and regulators (regulating for use/applications of nanomaterials) |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Chemicals Communities and Social Services/Policy Electronics Environment Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology |
| URL | http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/fenac/index.aspx |
| Description | Findings have significant potential to inform industry and regulators. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2009 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Chemicals,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Environment,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Impact Types | Societal Economic |