Detection of Engineered Copper Nanoparticles in Soil Using Single Particle ICP-MS

Navratilova, Jana; Praetorius, Antonia; Gondikas, Andreas; Fabienke, Willi; Von der Kammer, Frank; Hofmann, Thilo

doi:10.3390/ijerph121215020

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Detection of Engineered Copper Nanoparticles in Soil Using Single Particle ICP-MS

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Jana Navratilova

^1,†,

Antonia Praetorius

^1,†,

Andreas Gondikas

¹,

Willi Fabienke

¹,

Frank Von der Kammer

^1,* and

Thilo Hofmann

^1,2,*

¹

Department of Environmental Geosciences, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria

²

Environmental Sciences Research Network, University of Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria

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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

^†

These authors contributed equally to this work.

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12(12), 15756-15768; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215020

Submission received: 5 October 2015 / Revised: 23 November 2015 / Accepted: 1 December 2015 / Published: 10 December 2015

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Environmental Fate and Effect of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials)

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Regulatory efforts rely on nanometrology for the development and implementation of laws regarding the incorporation of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) into industrial and consumer products. Copper is currently one of the most common metals used in the constantly developing and expanding sector of nanotechnology. The use of copper nanoparticles in products, such as agricultural biocides, cosmetics and paints, is increasing. Copper based ENMs will eventually be released to the environment through the use and disposal of nano-enabled products, however, the detection of copper ENMs in environmental samples is a challenging task. Single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (spICP-MS) has been suggested as a powerful tool for routine nanometrology efforts. In this work, we apply a spICP-MS method for the detection of engineered copper nanomaterials in colloidal extracts from natural soil samples. Overall, copper nanoparticles were successfully detected in the soil colloidal extracts and the importance of dwell time, background removal, and sample dilution for method optimization and recovery maximization is highlighted.

Keywords: spICP-MS; soil contamination; copper; nanoparticles

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Navratilova, J.; Praetorius, A.; Gondikas, A.; Fabienke, W.; Von der Kammer, F.; Hofmann, T. Detection of Engineered Copper Nanoparticles in Soil Using Single Particle ICP-MS. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 15756-15768. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215020

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Navratilova J, Praetorius A, Gondikas A, Fabienke W, Von der Kammer F, Hofmann T. Detection of Engineered Copper Nanoparticles in Soil Using Single Particle ICP-MS. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(12):15756-15768. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215020

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Navratilova, Jana, Antonia Praetorius, Andreas Gondikas, Willi Fabienke, Frank Von der Kammer, and Thilo Hofmann. 2015. "Detection of Engineered Copper Nanoparticles in Soil Using Single Particle ICP-MS" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 12: 15756-15768. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215020

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Navratilova, J., Praetorius, A., Gondikas, A., Fabienke, W., Von der Kammer, F., & Hofmann, T. (2015). Detection of Engineered Copper Nanoparticles in Soil Using Single Particle ICP-MS. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(12), 15756-15768. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215020

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