To-Do and Not-To-Do in Model Studies of the Uptake, Fate and Metabolism of Metal-Containing Nanoparticles in Plants
Justyna Wojcieszek,
Javier Jiménez-Lamana,
Lena Ruzik,
Joanna Szpunar,
Maciej Jarosz
Affiliations
Justyna Wojcieszek
Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, 3 Noakowskiego str., 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
Javier Jiménez-Lamana
Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, Institute of Analytical and Physical Chemistry for the Environment and Materials (IPREM), UMR 5254, 64053 Pau, France
Lena Ruzik
Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, 3 Noakowskiego str., 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
Joanna Szpunar
Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, Institute of Analytical and Physical Chemistry for the Environment and Materials (IPREM), UMR 5254, 64053 Pau, France
Maciej Jarosz
Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, 3 Noakowskiego str., 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
Due to the increasing release of metal-containing nanoparticles into the environment, the investigation of their interactions with plants has become a hot topic for many research fields. However, the obtention of reliable data requires a careful design of experimental model studies. The behavior of nanoparticles has to be comprehensively investigated; their stability in growth media, bioaccumulation and characterization of their physicochemical forms taken-up by plants, identification of the species created following their dissolution/oxidation, and finally, their localization within plant tissues. On the basis of their strong expertise, the authors present guidelines for studies of interactions between metal-containing nanoparticles and plants.
