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SUBMITTER: Lefevre E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5217753 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Science of the total environment 20160218
The increasing use of strategies incorporating nanoscale zero valent iron (nZVI) for soil and groundwater in situ remediation is raising some concerns regarding the potential adverse effects nZVI could have on indigenous microbial communities and ecosystem functioning. This review provides an overview of the current literature pertaining to the impacts of nZVI applications on microbial communities. Toxicity studies suggest that cell membrane disruption and oxidative stress through the generation ...[more]