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For ZnO nanoparticles, determinations of agglomeration and dissolution under environmentally relevant conditions of pH, ionic strength and natural organic matter content will provide insight into the potential environmental risk of these novel products.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Abstract<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The increasing use of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in industrial and household applications has led to their release into the environment and increasing concern about their effects. Proper assessment of the ecological risks of ENPs will require data on their bioavailability, persistence and mobility over a broad range of physicochemical conditions, including environmentally relevant pH, ionic strength and concentrations of natural organic matter (NOM). In this study, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy was used to determine the agglomeration of a ZnO ENP (nZnO) with a nominal size of 20\u00a0nm. Particle dissolution was followed using scanned stripping chronopotentiometry. The effects of Suwannee River fulvic acid (SRFA, 0\u201360\u00a0mg\u00a0L\u20131) and the roles of pH (4\u201310) and ionic strength (0.005\u20130.1\u00a0M) were carefully evaluated. Agglomeration of the bare nZnO increased for pH values near the zero point of charge, whereas the dissolution of the particles decreased. At any given pH, an increase in ionic strength generally resulted in a less stable colloidal system. The role of SRFA was highly dependent upon its concentration with increased agglomeration observed at low SRFA : nZnO mass ratios and decreased agglomeration observed at higher SRFA : nZnO mass ratios. The results indicated that in natural systems, both nZnO dispersion and dissolution will be important and highly dependent upon the precise conditions of pH and ionic strength.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1071\/en12202","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,8,2]],"date-time":"2013-08-02T00:59:07Z","timestamp":1375405147000},"page":"306-312","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":65,"title":["Agglomeration and dissolution of zinc oxide nanoparticles: role of pH, ionic strength and fulvic acid"],"prefix":"10.1071","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Rute F.","family":"Domingos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ACentro de Qu\u00edmica Estrutural, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico\/Universidade T\u00e9cnica de Lisboa, Torre Sul lab 11-6.3, Avenida Rovisco Pais # 1, PT-1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal."},{"name":"CCorresponding author. 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