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Determination of nanoparticle uptake, distribution and characterization in plant root tissue after realistic long term exposure to sewage sludge using information from mass spectrometry Sandra Wagener, Harald Jungnickel, Nils Dommershausen, Thomas Fischer, Peter Laux, and Andreas Luch Environ. Sci. Technol., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b07222 • Publication Date (Web): 09 Apr 2019 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on April 10, 2019
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Determination of nanoparticle uptake, distribution and characterization in plant root tissue after realistic
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long term exposure to sewage sludge using information from mass spectrometry
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Sandra Wagener1*, Harald Jungnickel1, Nils Dommershausen1, Thomas Fischer1, Peter Laux1, Andreas Luch1
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*Corresponding author at: Department of Chemical and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk
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Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany.
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Phone: +49 30 18412 4164; fax: +49-(0)30-18412-47 41
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Abstract
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The use of nanoparticles (NPs) in numerous products and their potential accumulation causes major concern for
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humans and the environment. Until now, the uptake of NPs in plant tissue was mostly shown under greenhouse
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conditions at high doses and short exposure periods. Here we present results on the uptake of particulate silver
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(Ag) and cerium dioxide (CeO2) in the tissue of Triticum aestivum, Brassica napus and Hordeum vulgare, after
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exposure to sewage sludge treated with nano-Ag (NM300K at 1.8 and 7.0 mg/kg sludge per dm soil) and nano-
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CeO2 (NM212 at 10 and 50 mg/kg sludge per dm soil). All plants were cultivated in a rural area near the German
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town Schmallenberg according to the common regional crop rotation on outdoor lysimeters. The highest
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concentration measured was 86.4 mg/kg for Ag (Hordeum vulgare), and 94 mg/kg for Ce (Triticum sativum).
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Analysis of plant samples revealed the presence of Ag mainly in its ionic form. However, the occurrence of
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nano- and larger sized particles of Ag and CeO2 was observed as well. Quantitative shares of the particulate
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fraction of the total element concentration were estimated with up to 22.4% for Ag and with up to 85.1% for
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CeO2. A high abundance of particle agglomerates in the phloem suggests upward transport of the nanoparticles
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to other plant parts. A small number of agglomerates in the xylem suggests a downward transport, and
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subsequent accumulation in the root phloem. Exemplary investigations of Brassica napus root exposed to nano-
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CeO2 revealed no accumulation of the pristine material in the cell nucleus, however, CePO4 was found. The
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presence of this substance points to a dissolution of the low soluble CeO2 in planta and subsequent precipitation.
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Furthermore, for the first time, mixed NP-salt agglomerates, composed of Ca3PO4+ and K3SO4+ NPs, could be
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observed within Brassica napus root tissue.
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Introduction
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In the past 15 years, the use of nanoparticles (NP) in daily life and medical products has constantly increased 1-3.
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As a consequence, NPs cause major concern as a potential contaminant of the environment, e.g. through waste
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water, deposition or precipitation.4-6 Furthermore, the uptake of NPs by agricultural plants is also relevant for
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human exposure.7 If not removed systematically after their use, NPs will enter the environment via numerous
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sources and may accumulate depending on their specific chemical and physical properties.8-9 In order to assess
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the potential effects of these small sized materials, numerous investigations concerning exposure scenarios,
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environmental fate and toxic effects of nanomaterials (NMs) have been conducted.10-13 Beside adverse effects
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including phytotoxicity, suppression of seed germination1 and oxidative stress leading to programmed cell
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death,14 other studies report improved seed germination and crop performance.15 While excess reactive oxygen
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species (ROS) formation and oxidative damage are considered main mechanisms of NP toxicity, some materials
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may also scavenge ROS.16 In a recent study by Tripathi et al.,17 silicon NPs at a concentration of 10 µM were
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shown to protect Zea mays seedlings against arsenic (As). While accumulation of As and reactive oxygen species
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was reduced, the levels of superoxide dismutase and gluthathione reductase were increased. Ion release was
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confirmed as a major factor of NP toxicity in plants. In a study with Glycine max, soluble ZnO- and Ag-NPs
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have reduced plant growth, rigidity and root cell viability. Simultaneously, normal seedling growth was observed
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in presence of the Al2O3-NPs, which has been attributed to their poor solubility12,18-19 Thus, the chemical identity
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needs to be considered with regard to potential effects of NPs on plants. This is of particular importance for the
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investigation of the food chain, which remains as one major research need.7, 14, 20
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So far, there is no evidence for significant human and environmental health effects that can be specifically
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attributed to the nano-size of materials.21-23 Instead, a number of other properties like surface area, solubility and
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morphology are being discussed as main determinants of
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guidelines for ecotoxicity and toxicity testing of chemicals are in principle considered suitable for NPs as well.
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However, specific adaptations in particular with regard to sample preparation, dosimetry and biokinetics are
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required.25-26 With regard to a possible accumulation of NP along the food chain, the influence of abiotic stress
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such as a variation of trace elements27 should be considered as a confounding factor. High salinity (100 mM
NP toxicity.24 In consequence, the established
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NaCl) for example, was shown to cause increased concentrations of Ce in roots and leaves of Brassica plants
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exposed to CeO2-NPs.28
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Thus, particle accumulation and fate at field conditions are of particular interest. In this context both, NP dose
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and exposure duration are important issues. Whereas several studies, mostly conducted in growth chambers,
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exist concerning fate and short time effects of NPs on plant germination,6, 20, 28-30 the long-term fate of these
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materials in the environment under real conditions has not yet been sufficiently addressed. Depending on their
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physical and chemical properties, NPs may dissolve in ions from which particles might be formed again during
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their transport through the environment. This may not only affect their size, but also significantly change their
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physical-chemical behaviour. In the case of CeO2, parameters like particle surface coating and presence of
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organic matter were demonstrated to affect the uptake by higher plants.31 Furthermore, chemical alteration of the
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particle itself, as e.g. the formation of CePO4 upon exposure of Cucumis sativus to CeO2,32 or changes of the
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plant protein profile, e.g. of Oryza sativa following treatment with Ag-NPs33 have been demonstrated. For a
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thorough assessment of NP fate within living organisms, methods are needed to allow for the following tasks: 1)
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detection and characterization of the particles within the organism, including concentration and size distribution,
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2) localization of the particles on tissue and cellular level 3) characterization of NP and aggregate composition
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including other substances that may have accumulated during their transport. Based on these data, conclusions
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on transformation and possible adverse effects could be drawn.
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Several methods for particle characterization have already been described in the literature, such as scanning
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electron microscopy (SEM),34 transmission electron microscopy (TEM)35 or X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
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(XAS)30. However, for the reliable detection of relevant elements, images have to be strongly magnified, leading
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to either a limitation of the area of investigation or to a time consuming analysis. A method which allows for
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element-specific detection over a larger sample section is Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
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(ToF-SIMS).19,
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entities together with the generation of three dimensional (3D) information.38 By imaging the elemental
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constitution, not only information about the precise localisation of particles, but also on accumulation of other
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substances can be gathered.39-40 A further benefit of this technique is the possibility of an automated statistical
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agglomerate cluster analysis, allowing for the determination of particle or aggregate size distribution patterns.40
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This study is a part of the joint project on “Design criteria for sustainable nanomaterials – DENANA” and aims
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to investigate about the long-term fate of nano-Ag and nano-CeO2 in root tissues of Triticum aestivum, Brassica
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napus (Ag and CeO2) and Hordeum vulgare (only Ag). The plants were grown on different lysimeters according
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to their actual growth period and exposed to NPs via sewage sludge41 to mimic a real life situation.42 With nano-
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The major advantages of this technique are the area-wide detection of several chemical
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Ag and nano-CeO2, a soluble and a biopersistent NP species relevant for environmental exposure,43 have been
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chosen to elucidate the influence of solubility on NP fate. While nano-Ag is commonly used for its antimicrobial
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activity in numerous products such as medicinal applications and fabrics,44-46 nano-CeO2 mainly occurs in
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catalysts for vehicles,47-48 but is also used for industrial and construction purposes.49-50 Beside a quantification of
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Ag and Ce, the particulate occurrence of both materials and their systemic distribution are addressed. Single
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particle inductive coupled mass spectrometry (spICP-MS) and ToF-SIMS are used to quantify and characterize
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NPs within plant tissues, enabling not only information about size distribution, but also precisely localizing the
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particle deposition.
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Materials and methods
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Plant samples and nanomaterials
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Three different plant species, Triticum aestivum (Triticum aestivum ´Tybalt A‘ Saaten Union GmbH, Isernhagen,
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Germany), Brassica napus (Brassica napus ‘Treffer‘ KWS Saat SE, Einbeck, Germany) and Hordeum vulgare
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(Hordeum vulgare ‘SY Typee‘ Syngenta, Maintal, Germany, Table 1), were cultivated in outdoor lysimeters (0.9
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m × 0.9 m × 0.9 m, width x length x depth) in a rural area near the German town of Schmallenberg (North Rhine-
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Westphalia, 500 m above sea level). The chosen plant species are most relevant for sewage sludge fertilization in
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Germany.51
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http://www.refesol.de/english/analysedaten.shtml) and exposed to either nano-Ag (NM300K) or nano-CeO2
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(NM212) (see Table 1 for exposure concentrations, and supplement Table S1 for particle specification). Ag and
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CeO2-NPs were supplied from the Joint Research Center (JRC) Nanomaterials Repository and have been
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characterized within the OECD testing programme. Both NPs have been subject of numerous research
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projects.52-53 The materials were incorporated into sewage sludge of municipal sewage from the treatment plant
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of Schmallenberg, according to the German Sewage Sludge Ordinance,51 before application to lysimeters at
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given concentrations. For the incorporation of the NPs, the sewage sludge was dried, meshed to particles of a
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size smaller than 2 mm and then stored in a vessel under stable moderate stirring and aeration (2.5 mg O2/L).
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NMs were then spiked into the sewage. The sludge was spread over the first 20 cm of soil on the lysimeters,
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immediately after sowing. At harvest, the plants of each exposure group were divided into root, sprout and grain
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and frozen at -18 °C.
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Table 1: Overview of investigated plant species and exposure concentrations for Ag and CeO2 NP.
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Analysis and measurement techniques
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The characterization of particle fate and localization within plant tissue was conducted following the scheme
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described in
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. After harvest, the plants were divided into corn / shell, sprout and roots. The parts were then analyzed using
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ICP-MS for total Ce and Ag content. Only samples with a significant Ce or Ag amount were further analyzed
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with spICP-MS and ToF-SIMS.
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Quantification of the total Ag content with ICP-MS
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Approximately 100 mg of plant tissue was washed and dried in a drying stove for 24 hours. After cooling, the
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exact weight of the dry samples was determined. 2 ml of nitric acid (HNO3, 69%), 2 ml of hydrogen peroxide
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(H2O2) and 2.5 ml of water (H2O dest.) were then added to the sample. Samples were subsequently digested in a
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microwave oven (FA MLS, Ethos.start) following a temperature program suitable for biological material (step 1:
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heating up to 100° C in 2 min; step 2: heating up to 180° C in 6 min; step 3: heating up to 210° in 4,5 min: step
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4: holding at 210° C for 10 min). Samples were analyzed for their total Ag and Ce content using ICP-MS (X-
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Series II, FA Thermo). The limit of detection (LOD) was determined by taking the mean + 3 times the standard
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deviation of root blanks.
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Single particle analysis using spICP-MS
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provided for the respective single particles of interest. Details about the calibration and the determination of
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single particle number, and dwell time can be found in Wagener et al.54
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Particle extraction and minimization of particle alteration is a crucial step of single particle determination in the
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plant matrix. All plant tissue samples were prepared according to an enzymatic digestion method published by
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Dan et al.29 Samples were cut with a ceramic knife and washed twice with MilliQ-water to remove remaining
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soil. The cleaned pieces were milled under liquid nitrogen in a mortar. Subsequently, 8 ml of citrate buffer (100
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mM) and 2 ml of Macerozyme R10 (50 mg/ml) were added at room temperature. Samples were incubated at
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1400 rpm and 37°C in a thermos shaker for 24 h. To determine the exact plant weight, the remaining water
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content was determined and subtracted. The supernatant was removed and diluted for subsequent spICP-MS
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analysis.
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The LOD for spICP-MS is given by the frequency of single particles signals above the background, which is
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governed by dissolved element species.55 As no reference materials, i.e. plant materials with a known amount of
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particulate Ag or CeO2 exist, the recovery rate was determined by adding NPs to the root pieces before the
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enzymatic digestion. Similar to ICP-MS, spICP-MS measures only elements, but particle size and concentration
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can be calculated for molecules based on particle density and molar mass. As NM212 was used for these
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experiments and for determining the recovery rate; calculations with spICP-MS were conducted under the
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assumption that all particles are CeO2. For further interpretation of the results however, it is important to bear in
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mind that the Ce content measured with spICP-MS may actually be in another form. Similar issues must be
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considered for Ag. The calculation of pure Ag was used here because of the use of nano-Ag NM300K. Thus the
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sizes and concentrations presented below only apply to pure Ag particles and do not consider possible formation
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of larger particles containing other elements.
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Characterization of particle fate using ToF-SIMS
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A ToF-SIMS5 (ION-TOF GmbH, Münster, Germany) instrument was used for the identification of the chemical
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composition and distribution patterns of particles within plant tissue sections. ToF-SIMS uses a focused ion
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beam to sputter secondary ions arising from the sample surface. An image of the chemical composition of the
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sample can then be established. The instrument can be used in dual ion beam mode, where multiple surface
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layers are analysed and three-dimensional chemical information can be acquired. The lateral resolution of this
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method is ca. 80 nm.
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Thin 70 µm layers of root tissue were prepared using a cryo microtome. Small pieces of roots were embedded in
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resin medium and cut at a temperature of -15°C (object holder) and -25°C (cutting chamber). In this study, a
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lateral resolution below 100 nm 56 and a depth resolution of approximately 10 nm per layer was achieved.57 Ion
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images and depth profiles were performed using a 30 keV nano-bismuth primary ion beam source and a 30kV
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argon cluster ion beam. 3D depth profiles were acquired in the dual beam analysing mode using a 30 keV nano-
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bismuth (Bi)x(y+)-cluster primary ion beam source with a BiMn emitter as analysing ion beam and a a 20 keV
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argon gas cluster ion source both mounted at 45° with respect to the sample surface as sputter ion beam and an
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electron flood gun for charge compensation. The methodology has been demonstrated successfully for the
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reconstruction of 3D distribution patterns of NPs from living cell systems.19
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Total concentration of Ag and Ce in planta
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The LOD for Ag was determined as 0.3 ppb, 0.1 ppb and 0.8 ppb for Triticum aestivum, Brassica napus and
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Hordeum sativum, corresponding to 0.04, 0.01 and 0.1 mg kg-1 plant tissue, respectively when using a dried plant
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sample of 75 mg. Correspondingly, the LOD for Ce in Triticum aestivum and Brassica napus were 127 ppb and
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40 ppb or 21 mg kg-1 and 8 mg kg-1 plant tissue, respectively. The increased LOD for Ce arises from the natural
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occurrence of Ce in soil. The recovery rate for the digestion of Ag was determined with 97% for a concentration
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range of 20 ppb and with 123% for a concentration range of 2 ppb. Due to the increased Ce levels in the roots, no
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reproducible recovery rate for Ce was achieved. These circumstances must be considered in the interpretation of
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the results.
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Analysis with ICP-MS revealed that plant roots absorb Ag and Ce in significant amounts after long-term
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exposure to nano-Ag and CeO2 containing soils (Table 2). In contrast, in the sprouts, corn and shells the
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concentrations for both, Ce and Ag, were below the LOD. For Ag, concentrations between 1.3 and 86.4 mg kg-1
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were observed in roots. For Ce, quantification was shown to be more difficult due to the large background levels
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in root tissue arising from naturally occurring Ce in the soil. However, when applying a larger amount of CeO2
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to the lysimeters (C2), a significant accumulation was revealed. The Ce content varied between below LOD and
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94 mg kg-1. The concentrations of Ag measured in Hordeum vulgare are significantly higher compared to the
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other plant species. The high standard deviation (SD) of the highest detected concentrations of Ag in Hordeum
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vulgare and of Ce in Triticum sativum demonstrate the inhomogeneous distribution of these elements in the
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roots. However, also an inhomogenous distribution of the NPs within the lysimeter soil after sludge application
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may lead to high variation of both elements.
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Concentrations of particulate Ce and Ag in plant roots measured with spICP-MS and ToF-SIMS
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Ag and Ce are not only present in the plant root tissue in ionic form, but also as particulate matter (Figure 1,
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Figure S2, Table 2). The recovery rate of total Ag was 81.6% (±10%) with a particulate fraction of 12.3% (±2
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%), and for total CeO2 105.9 (±29%) with a particulate fraction of 70.7% (± 25%). A dissolution rate of ~10%
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was already determined for NM300K in pure water. The fact that in the recovery experiments the NMs are added
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to the surface of the roots instead of being incorporated within the matrix may lead to an overestimation of the
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recovery and therefore to an underestimation of the real particulate matter. Agglomeration may also contribute to
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the observed diameter for Ag-NP in plant extracts of 68 nm (± 1.1 nm) compared to a primary particle size of 15
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nm for NM300K. Similarly, for CeO2-NP, the median particle diameter in plant extracts was 89 nm (± 0.7 nm),
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compared to a primary particle size of 28 nm for the pristine material NM212. Corresponding analysis of both
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particles in pure water showed primary particle sizes approximating the sizes of the pristine materials. Analysis
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of roots revealed for plants exposed to Ag a significantly lower share of particulates compared to ions (Table 2).
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Table 2: Total and particulate Ce1 and Ag concentration in mg kg-1 root tissue after exposure to sewage sludge tissue ± standard deviation
Plant species
Analyte
Total C1
Total C2
Particulate C0
Particulate C2
%Particulate C2
Triticum aestivum
Ag
2.3 ± 0.12
9.1 ± 4.13
not determined
not determined
not determined
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Ag
1.3 ± 1.94
7.6 ± 2.35
< LOD
1.7 ± 0.2
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Hordeum vulgare
Ag
12.7 ± 10.1
86.4 ± 45.1
< LOD
0.6 ± 0.1
0.7
Triticum aestivum
Ce/CeO2
24.0 ± 7.0
94 ± 77.6
13.7 ± 5.8
80 ± 6.2
85.1
Brassica napus
Ce/CeO2
< LOD
8.9 ± 1.3
3.5 ± 0.9
3.7 ± 1.3
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Ag NP were detected in exposed plants of Brassica napus (1.7 mg kg-1) and to a smaller amount in Hordeum
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vulgare (0.6 mg kg-1) by spICP-MS. The detection of both Ag isotopes, 106.9 u and 108.9 u, by ToF-SIMS
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measurements of Brassica napus roots confirms the occurrence of particulate Ag (Figure 2, Figure S3). In
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Triticum aestivum, which was not measured with spICP-MS, ToF-SIMS measurements also verify an
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accumulation of Ag NPs inside the root tissue (Figure 3). No Ag-NP were detected in control plants with spICP-
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MS and ToF-SIMS. The low concentration of Ag-NPs measured in Hordeum vulgare is noticeable when
: Total concentrations are given for Ce, particulate concentrations for CeO2. Concentrations revealed for plant samples from the same lysimeter published in Schlich et al.41 were as follows: 2: 2.6 mg kg-1, 3: 10.9 mg kg-1, 4: 3.4 mg kg-1, 5: 8.4 mg kg-1.
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compared with the high total concentration of the element. Our results achieved with spICP-MS point to a
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significant uptake of ionic Ag or to a partial dissolution of Ag particles during or following their uptake. In
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Triticum aestivum, which was not measured with spICP-MS, the detection of both Ag isotopes, 106.9 u and
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108.9 u, by ToF-SIMS (Figure 3) confirms an accumulation of Ag-NPs inside the root tissue. For plants exposed
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to CeO2, the precise quantification for particulate matter, as already described for the measurement of the total
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content, was more difficult due to the large natural background. The concentration of particulate Ce varied
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between 3.5 to 13.7 mg kg-1 for the control samples (C0) and between 3.7 and 80 mg kg-1 for the exposed
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samples (Table 2). The detection of Ce containing particles in the control samples demonstrates their natural
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occurrence in root tissue. Our findings of a significant total Ce accumulation in Triticum aestivum, however,
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together with the low solubility of CeO2 indicate that at least some of the supplied CeO2-NPs are taken up in
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particulate form. However, in case of Brassica napus, no significant discrimination between control and samples
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exposed to CeO2 is possible. Total and particulate concentrations are closer in Brassica napus compared to the
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cereals tested. In contrast to Brassica napus, Ce containing particles in Triticum aestivum account for the largest
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portion of their total Ce-content with 13.7 and 80 mg kg-1 respectively in control and exposed plants. Thus, the
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spICP-MS results for control and exposed samples give hints of an uptake of particulate Ce in Triticum aestivum,
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but not in Brassica napus. However, ToF-SIMS analysis suggests an uptake of CeO2 by both, Brassica napus
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and Triticum aestivum. The CeO2-specific ion CeO+ m/z 156 was detected in exposed, but not in control plants
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(Figures 4, S4 and S5). The results demonstrate that the measurement of elements of a high abundance in the
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environment is challenging. Uptake studies should therefore apply at least one different technique. Previously,
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Lopez-Moreno et al.58 proved an uptake of CeO2-NPs by soybean using synchrotron X-ray absorption
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spectroscopy. While in the case of Ag there was no significant difference in NP uptake by the different plant
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species, the particulate fraction of CeO2 was significantly higher in Triticum aestivum compared to Brassica
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napus. These differences are possibly due to the different solubility of Ag and CeO2 which seemingly holds also
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true within the investigated plant root tissue sections. The results indicate material specific transformation,
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bioavailability and toxicity of NPs. Furthermore, plant species and growth substrate were described to influence
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these characters.59-60 The influence of physicochemical variations among plant species, e.g. hydraulic
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conductivity or pore size of the cell wall on transport and accumulation of NPs has been described previously by
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Judy and Bertsch.61 In addition to the plant species, environmental conditions may alter NPs stability, oxidation
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state and precipitation and thus affect their reactivity and translocation inside the plant.2 Thus, the same NPs may
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provoke different plant responses, depending on the species and conditions. The different particle accumulation
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pattern of plant species observed in this study may therefore be explained by different physiological
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environments that impact on substance transportation. This might explain why there is a larger difference
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between the uptake of the less soluble CeO2 in Triticum aestivum and Brassica napus , than for the more soluble
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Ag.
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Size distribution of CeO2- and Ag-NPs in planta
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SpICP-MS and ToF-SIMS provide complementary information on different particle agglomerate sizes. Whereas
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spICP-MS detects particles in the nm-range, ToF-SIMS gives evidence of the occurrence of larger agglomerates.
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The size distributions for Ag- and CeO2-particles in Brassica napus roots measured with spICP-MS are given in
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Figure 1. In case of CeO2-NPs, the size distribution is comparable between the control and exposed samples. In
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Triticum aestivum, however, a clear shift towards larger particles could be observed in the exposed sample as
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well as an overall increase in concentration. Considering a primary particle size of 28 nm for NM 212, our
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results provide evidence for an agglomeration of the applied CeO2-NPs, either before or after uptake into the
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root. Most of the Ag amount in the root samples appears to be ionic. However, some particles could also be
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detected in the exposed sample (Table 2, Figure 1). While the tested material Ag NM300K owns a primary
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particle size of 15 nm, a mean size of 60 nm was determined in the root samples (Figure 1), pointing to an
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agglomeration as observed for CeO2. No difference was observed between the investigated plant species.
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Figure 1: Detected spICP-MS signals and size distribution of Ag- and CeO2-NPs in Brassica napus root sections. a) 7.0 mg Ag-NP
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(Figure 5-a-3, small red circles left of the nucleus) but not in the nucleus (Figure 5-a-2). However, cerium
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tissue.13, 72 This may indicate that NPs, even if they are not absorbed directly into the cell nucleus, can dissolve
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identified by ToF-SIMS in Brassica napus root samples (Figure 5-b). These results point to the presence of
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hetero agglomerates in plant roots and indicate a common crystallization point for both agglomerates, with a
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mixed identity of CeO2 and the corresponding salt material. It is assumed that each agglomerate grows from its
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possibly even positive effects on the plant´s metabolism. For example, Rossi et al.28 were able to confirm their
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hypothesis that CeO2-NPs modify the formation of plant apoplastic root barriers, with the consequence of an
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enhanced salt stress tolerance of Brassica napus following exposure to CeO2-NPs in combination with NaCl in a
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growth chamber. An enhanced transport of Na+ to the shoots and a decreased accumulation of the element in the
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process, our study proved that particle uptake in plant roots is an important issue also under realistic exposure
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conditions. Even though no significant concentrations could be detected within the edible parts of the
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investigated plants, the presented data are relevant for human exposure by consumption of root crops.
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Characterization of NP fate remains an urgent need for the depiction of processes in biological tissues. The
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understanding of these mechanisms represents the basis for further hazard and risk assessment considering
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realistic environmental conditions. SpICP-MS and ToF-SIMS were found to be suitable instruments for
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providing the necessary information. However, it became also clear, that in case of Ce, an element that occurs
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frequently in the environment, ICP-MS and spICP-MS measurements are challenging due to the high
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background. Imaging techniques such as ToF-SIMS that are able to record the specific chemical composition of
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particulate materials provide a suitable complementation. Beyond the characterization of particulate matter as
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such, they are able to analyze the alteration of other substances in the vicinity of NPs. Such an analysis may give
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This study was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research within the project DENANA
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(03X0152). We thank Aaron Katz and Ajay Vikram Singh for proofreading the manuscript.
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