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Release and transformation of nanoparticle additives from surface coatings on pristine & weathered pressure treated lumber.

ABSTRACT: As the market for "nano-enabled" products (NEPs) continues to expand in commercial and industrial applications, there is a critical need to understand conditions that promote release of nanomaterials and their degradation products from NEPs. Moreover, these studies must aim to quantify both the abundance and form (aggregates, ions, hybrids, etc.) of material released from NEPs to produce reasonable estimates of human and environmental exposure. In this work ZnO nanoparticles (NPs), a common additive in NEP surface coatings, were dispersed in Milli-Q water and a commercially available wood stain before application to pristine and weathered (outdoor 1 year) micronized copper azole pressure treated lumber (MCA). Coated lumber surfaces were sampled consecutively eight times using a method developed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to track potential human exposure to ZnO NPs and byproducts through simulated dermal contact. Surprisingly, the highest total release of Zn was observed from aged lumber coated with ZnO NPs dispersed in wood stain, releasing 233 ± 26 mg Zn/m² over the course of all sampling events. Alternatively, separate leaching experiments using a synthetic precipitation solution to simulate environmental release found aged lumber released significantly less Zn than pristine lumber when using the same coating formulation. Zinc speciation analysis also demonstrates that transformation of crystalline ZnO to Zn-organic complexes shortly after application to aged lumber. Regardless of experimental treatment, the majority of applied zinc (>75%) remains on the MCA surface. Finally, this work highlights how the nature of the screening technique (dermal contact vs. leaching) may result in different interpretations of exposure and risk.

SUBMITTER: Thornton SB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8025203 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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