Plant-ZnO nanoparticles interaction: An approach to improve guinea grass (Panicum maximum) productivity and evaluation of the impacts of its ingestion by freshwater teleost fish

Alex Rodrigues Gomes; Letícia Paiva de Matos; Abraão Tiago Batista Guimarães; Ítalo Nascimento Freitas; Thiarlen Marinho da Luz; Abner Marcelino Silva; Stênio Gonçalves da Silva Matos; Aline Sueli de Lima Rodrigues; Raíssa de Oliveira Ferreira; Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam; Md Mostafizur Rahman; Chinnasamy Ragavendran; Chinnaperumal Kamaraj; Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak; Andrés Hugo Arias; Paula Cristine Silva Gomes; Fabiano Guimarães Silva; Guilherme Malafaia

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131173

Plant-ZnO nanoparticles interaction: An approach to improve guinea grass (Panicum maximum) productivity and evaluation of the impacts of its ingestion by freshwater teleost fish

J Hazard Mater. 2023 Jun 5:451:131173. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131173. Epub 2023 Mar 8.

Authors

Alex Rodrigues Gomes¹, Letícia Paiva de Matos², Abraão Tiago Batista Guimarães², Ítalo Nascimento Freitas³, Thiarlen Marinho da Luz⁴, Abner Marcelino Silva², Stênio Gonçalves da Silva Matos², Aline Sueli de Lima Rodrigues², Raíssa de Oliveira Ferreira⁴, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam⁵, Md Mostafizur Rahman⁶, Chinnasamy Ragavendran⁷, Chinnaperumal Kamaraj⁸, Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak⁹, Andrés Hugo Arias¹⁰, Paula Cristine Silva Gomes¹¹, Fabiano Guimarães Silva¹², Guilherme Malafaia¹³

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí, GO, Brazil; Post-Graduation Program in Ecology, Conservation, and Biodiversity, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Post-Graduation Program in Agronomy, Goiano Federal Institute - Campus Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.
² Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí, GO, Brazil.
³ Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí, GO, Brazil; Post-Graduation Program in Ecology, Conservation, and Biodiversity, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
⁴ Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí, GO, Brazil; Post-Graduation Program in Conservation of Cerrado Natural Resources, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí, GO, Brazil.
⁵ Begum Rokeya University, Department of Disaster Management, Rangpur 5404, Bangladesh.
⁶ Laboratory of Environmental Health and Ecotoxicology, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh.
⁷ Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, India.
⁸ Interdisciplinary Institute of Indian System of Medicine (IIISM), Directorate of Research and Virtual Education, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu, India.
⁹ Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan BE1410, Brunei Darussalam.
¹⁰ National University of the South Bahía Blanca, CONICET Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), Argentina.
¹¹ Post-Graduation Program in Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil.
¹² Post-Graduation Program in Agronomy, Goiano Federal Institute - Campus Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.
¹³ Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí, GO, Brazil; Post-Graduation Program in Ecology, Conservation, and Biodiversity, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Post-Graduation Program in Conservation of Cerrado Natural Resources, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí, GO, Brazil; Post-Graduation Program in Biotechnology and Biodiversity, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil; Brazilian Academy of Young Scientists (ABJC), Brazil. Electronic address: guilhermeifgoiano@gmail.com.

PMID: 36924744
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131173

Abstract

We aimed to evaluate the possible effects of the application of zinc oxide nanoparticles [ZnO NPs; 68.96 ± 33.71 nm; at 100 and 500 mg/kg in a soil mixture of the Typic Dystrophic Red Latosol type and sand (2:1 ratio)] in the cultivation of Panicum maximum (until 125 days), using different biomarkers in addition to evaluating the uptake of Zn by the plants. Furthermore, we assessed the possible transfer of ZnO NPs from P. maximum leaves to zebrafish and their potential. Plants cultivated in substrates with ZnO NPs at 500 mg/kg showed reduced germination rate and growth. However, at 100 mg/kg, plants showed higher biomass and productivity, associated with higher Zn uptake, without inducing oxidative and nitrosative stress. Zinc content in zebrafish was not associated with ingesting leaves of P. maximum cultivated in substrate containing ZnCl₂ or ZnO NPs or with genotoxic, mutagenic, and biochemical effects. In conclusion, ZnO NPs (at 100 mg/kg) are promising in the cultivation of P. maximum, and their ingestion by zebrafish did not cause changes in the evaluated biomarkers. However, we recommend that studies with other animal models be conducted to comprehensively assess the ecotoxicological hazard associated with applying ZnO NPs in soil.

Keywords: Ecotoxicological safety; Ecotoxicology; Fish; Guinea grass; Nanomaterials.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Eating
Fresh Water
Guinea
Metal Nanoparticles* / toxicity
Panicum*
Soil / chemistry
Zinc Oxide* / chemistry
Zinc Oxide* / toxicity

Substances

Zinc Oxide
Soil