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Interactions of Soil Species Exposed to CuO NMs are Different From Cu Salt: A Multispecies Test by Mendes, Luís A, Amorim, Mónica J. B, Scott-Fordsmand, Janeck J

“…Although environmental effects are mostly assessed via standard individual species the ecological relevance of multispecies testing is well-recognized and…”
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Multigenerational effects of copper nanomaterials (CuONMs) are different of those of CuCl2: exposure in the soil invertebrate Enchytraeus crypticus by Bicho, Rita C., Santos, Fátima C. F., Scott-Fordsmand, Janeck J., Amorim, Mónica J. B.

“…Nanomaterials (NMs) are recommended to be tested in longer term exposures. Multigenerational (MG) studies are scarce and particularly important because effects…”
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Shorter lifetime of a soil invertebrate species when exposed to copper oxide nanoparticles in a full lifespan exposure test by Gonçalves, Micael F. M., Gomes, Susana I. L., Scott-Fordsmand, Janeck J., Amorim, Mónica J. B.

“…Toxicity tests that last the all life duration of the organisms are not common, instead, long-term tests usually include one reproductive cycle. In the present…”
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Oxidative stress biomarkers and metallothionein in Folsomia candida - responses to Cu and Cd by Maria, Vera L., Ribeiro, Maria João, Amorim, Mónica J.B.

“…Folsomia candida (Collembola) is a standard soil ecotoxicological species; effect assessment includes survival and reproduction as endpoints. In the present…”
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Annelid genomes: Enchytraeus crypticus, a soil model for the innate (and primed) immune system by Amorim, Mónica J. B., Gansemans, Yannick, Gomes, Susana I. L., Van Nieuwerburgh, Filip, Scott-Fordsmand, Janeck J.

“…Enchytraeids (Annelida) are soil invertebrates with worldwide distribution that have served as ecotoxicology models for over 20 years. We present the first…”
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Risk Management Framework for Nano-Biomaterials Used in Medical Devices and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products by Giubilato, Elisa, Cazzagon, Virginia, Amorim, Mónica J. B., Blosi, Magda, Bouillard, Jacques, Bouwmeester, Hans, Costa, Anna Luisa, Fadeel, Bengt, Fernandes, Teresa F., Fito, Carlos, Hauser, Marina, Marcomini, Antonio, Nowack, Bernd, Pizzol, Lisa, Powell, Leagh, Prina-Mello, Adriele, Sarimveis, Haralambos, Scott-Fordsmand, Janeck James, Semenzin, Elena, Stahlmecke, Burkhard, Stone, Vicki, Vignes, Alexis, Wilkins, Terry, Zabeo, Alex, Tran, Lang, Hristozov, Danail

“…The convergence of nanotechnology and biotechnology has led to substantial advancements in nano-biomaterials (NBMs) used in medical devices (MD) and advanced…”
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Enchytraeus crypticus as model species in soil ecotoxicology by Castro-Ferreira, Marta P., Roelofs, Dick, van Gestel, Cornelis A.M., Verweij, Rudo A., Soares, Amadeu M.V.M., Amorim, Mónica J.B.

“…► Enchytraeus crypticus enables reliable and faster toxicity testing than E. albidus. ► Toxicity to E. crypticus was determined for 5 distinct chemicals in…”
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Effects of ivermectin on Danio rerio: a multiple endpoint approach: behaviour, weight and subcellular markers by Domingues, I, Oliveira, R, Soares, A. M. V. M, Amorim, M. J. B

“…Ivermectin (IVM) is a broad acting antihelmintic used in various veterinary pharmaceuticals. It has been shown that IVM enters the aquatic compartment and…”
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Changes in cellular energy allocation in Enchytraeus albidus when exposed to dimethoate, atrazine, and carbendazim by Novais, Sara C., Amorim, Mónica J.B.

“…Cellular energy allocation (CEA) is a methodology developed to evaluate the effects of toxic stress on the metabolic balance of organisms. It consists of the…”
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Nano-pesticides: the lunch-box principle-deadly goodies (semio-chemical functionalised nanoparticles that deliver pesticide only to target species) by Scott-Fordsmand, J J, Fraceto, L F, Amorim, M J B

“…Nature contains many examples of "fake promises" to attract "prey", e.g., predatory spiders that emit the same sex-attractant-signals as moths to catch them at…”
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Iron Oxide (Magnetite)-Based Nanobiomaterial with Medical Applications-Environmental Hazard Assessment Using Terrestrial Model Species by Gomes, Susana I L, Scott-Fordsmand, Janeck J, Amorim, Mónica J B

“…Nanobiomaterials (NBMs) have tremendous potential applications including in cancer diagnosis and treatment. However, the health and environmental effects of…”
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Non-avoidance behaviour in enchytraeids to boric acid is related to the GABAergic mechanism by Bicho, Rita C, Gomes, Susana I. L, Soares, Amadeu M. V. M, Amorim, Mónica J. B

“…Soil invertebrates, e.g. enchytraeids, are known to be able to avoid unfavourable conditions, which gives them an important ecological advantage. These…”
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Transcriptome assembly and microarray construction for Enchytraeus crypticus, a model oligochaete to assess stress response mechanisms derived from soil conditions by Castro-Ferreira, Marta P, de Boer, Tjalf E, Colbourne, John K, Vooijs, Riet, van Gestel, Cornelis A M, van Straalen, Nico M, Soares, Amadeu M V M, Amorim, Mónica J B, Roelofs, Dick

“…The soil worm Enchytraeus crypticus (Oligochaeta) is an ecotoxicology model species that, until now, was without genome or transcriptome sequence information…”
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Is the Synthetic Fungicide Fosetyl-Al Safe for the Ecotoxicological Models Danio rerio and Enchytraeus crypticus? by Barreto, Angela, Santos, Joana, Amorim, Mónica J. B., Maria, Vera L.

“…Worldwide, pesticides have contaminated the environment, affecting non-target species. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of fosetyl-Al (FOS) on…”
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Cu-nanoparticles ecotoxicity – Explored and explained? by Gomes, Susana I.L., Murphy, Michael, Nielsen, Margrethe T., Kristiansen, Søren M., Amorim, Mónica J.B., Scott-Fordsmand, Janeck J.

“…[Display omitted] •Exposure to various Cu materials caused different effect concentrations.•Detailed in soil exposure characterization was performed.•The…”
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Cellular Energy Allocation to Assess the Impact of Nanomaterials on Soil Invertebrates (Enchytraeids): The Effect of Cu and Ag by Gomes, Susana I L, Scott-Fordsmand, Janeck J, Amorim, Mónica J B

“…The effects of several copper (Cu) and silver (Ag) nanomaterials were assessed using the cellular energy allocation (CEA), a methodology used to evaluate the…”
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Environmental Hazards of Boron and Vanadium Nanoparticles in the Terrestrial Ecosystem—A Case Study with Enchytraeus crypticus by Barreto, Angela, Santos, Joana, Amorim, Mónica J. B., Maria, Vera L.

“…From the start of the 21st century, nanoecotoxicological research has been growing in fast steps due to the need to evaluate the safety of the increasing use…”
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Assessing joint toxicity of chemicals in Enchytraeus albidus (Enchytraeidae) and Porcellionides pruinosus (Isopoda) using avoidance behaviour as an endpoint by Loureiro, Susana, Amorim, Mónica J.B., Campos, Bruno, Rodrigues, Sandra M.G., Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.

“…Contamination problems are often characterized by complex mixtures of chemicals. There are two conceptual models usually used to evaluate patterns of mixture…”
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Mechanisms of response to silver nanoparticles on Enchytraeus albidus (Oligochaeta): Survival, reproduction and gene expression profile by Gomes, Susana I.L., Soares, Amadeu M.V.M., Scott-Fordsmand, Janeck J., Amorim, Mónica J.B.

“…•Toxicity of Ag-NPs and AgNO3 was studied in the terrestrial worm (E. albidus).•Effects were assessed for gene expression, survival and reproduction.•AgNO3 was…”
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Ag Nanoparticles (Ag NM300K) in the Terrestrial Environment: Effects at Population and Cellular Level in Folsomia candida (Collembola) by Mendes, Luís André, Maria, Vera L, Scott-Fordsmand, Janeck J, Amorim, Mónica J B

“…The effects of nanomaterials have been primarily assessed based on standard ecotoxicity guidelines. However, by adapting alternative measures the information…”
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