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Phytotoxicity of Rare Earth Nanomaterials

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Rare earth nanomaterials (RENMs) are widely used in various applications, leading to potential release of these materials into the environment. The study of interactions between RENMs and plants are of particular importance. In this review paper, we summarize recent advances on this topic, including three sections: (1) toxicological effects of RENMs on plants, (2) uptake and translation, and (3) transformation. It is expected that this review will provide necessary background information to further advance the knowledge on the phytotoxicity of RENMs.

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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11575208, 11375009, 11405183, 11675190, 11275215, and 11275218) and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2013CB932703).

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  1. Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Sheng Feng, Yuhui Ma & Zhiyong Zhang

  2. Hebei Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China

    Sheng Feng & Fang Yang

  3. The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

    Jinyu Chu

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  1. Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Mohammad Faisal

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Feng, S., Ma, Y., Yang, F., Chu, J., Zhang, Z. (2018). Phytotoxicity of Rare Earth Nanomaterials. In: Faisal, M., Saquib, Q., Alatar, A., Al-Khedhairy, A. (eds) Phytotoxicity of Nanoparticles. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76708-6_4

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