title: Environmental impact of engineered carbon nanoparticles: from releases to effects on the aquatic biota.
abstract: Nano-ecotoxicology is an emerging science which aims to assess the environmental effect of nanotechnologies. The development of this particular aspect of ecotoxicology was made necessary in order to evaluate the potential impact of recently produced and used materials: nanoparticles (NPs). Among all the types of NPs, carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) especially draw attention giving the increasing number of applications and integration into consumer products. However the potential impacts of CNPs in the environment remain poorly known. This review aims to point out the critical issues and aspects that will govern the toxicity of CNPs in the environment.
authors.affiliation: ECOLAB, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, France; ENSAT, Avenue de l'Agrobiopôle, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France.
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mottier
authors.affiliation: ECOLAB, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, France; ENSAT, Avenue de l'Agrobiopôle, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France.
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mouchet
authors.affiliation: ECOLAB, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, France; ENSAT, Avenue de l'Agrobiopôle, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France.
authors.forename: Éric
authors.initials: É
authors.lastname: Pinelli
authors.affiliation: ECOLAB, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, France; ENSAT, Avenue de l'Agrobiopôle, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France. Electronic address: laury.gauthier@univ-tlse3.fr.
authors.forename: Laury
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gauthier
authors.affiliation: CIRIMAT, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, UMR CNRS-UPS-INP N°5085, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Bât. CIRIMAT, 118, route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 9, France; CNRS, Institut Carnot Chimie Balard CIRIMAT, F-31062 Toulouse, France. Electronic address: flahaut@chimie.ups-tlse.fr.
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Flahaut
mesh_terms: D059001:Aquatic Organisms / Q000187:drug effects*; D058448:Biota; D002244:Carbon / Q000633:toxicity*; D004777:Environment; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000633:toxicity* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D036103:Nanotechnology
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon