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Are Titania Photocatalysts and Titanium Implants Safe? Review on the Toxicity of Titanium Compounds
| Title: | Are Titania Photocatalysts and Titanium Implants Safe? Review on the Toxicity of Titanium Compounds |
| Authors: | Markowska-Szczupak, Agata Browse this author | | Endo-Kimura, Maya Browse this author | | Paszkiewicz, Oliwia Browse this author | | Kowalska, Ewa Browse this author →ORCID |
| Keywords: | titanium alloys | | titania | | bioavailability | | photocatalysis | | environmental persistence | | nanomaterials |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2020 |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| Journal Title: | Nanomaterials |
| Volume: | 10 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| Start Page: | 2065 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.3390/nano10102065 |
| Abstract: | Titanium and its compounds are broadly used in both industrial and domestic products, including jet engines, missiles, prostheses, implants, pigments, cosmetics, food, and photocatalysts for environmental purification and solar energy conversion. Although titanium/titania-containing materials are usually safe for human, animals and environment, increasing concerns on their negative impacts have been postulated. Accordingly, this review covers current knowledge on the toxicity of titania and titanium, in which the behaviour, bioavailability, mechanisms of action, and environmental impacts have been discussed in detail, considering both light and dark conditions. Consequently, the following conclusions have been drawn: (i) titania photocatalysts rarely cause health and environmental problems; (ii) despite the lack of proof, the possible carcinogenicity of titania powders to humans is considered by some authorities; (iii) titanium alloys, commonly applied as implant materials, possess a relatively low health risk; (iv) titania microparticles are less toxic than nanoparticles, independent of the means of exposure; (v) excessive accumulation of titanium in the environment cannot be ignored; (vi) titanium/titania-containing products should be clearly marked with health warning labels, especially for pregnant women and young children; (vi) a key knowledge gap is the lack of comprehensive data about the environmental content and the influence of titania/titanium on biodiversity and the ecological functioning of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/86408 |
| Appears in Collections: | 触媒科学研究所 (Institute for Catalysis) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: Ewa Kowalska
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