Publications by authors named "Cyril Sarrieu"
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- The rise in graphene family materials prompts concerns about their environmental impact and potential harm to ecosystems, particularly aquatic life where these materials might accumulate.
- This study investigates the genotoxic effects of graphene oxide (GO) on tadpoles, revealing that low concentrations can disrupt cell cycles and cause genetic damage due to oxidative stress.
- Thermal treatments can reduce GO's genotoxicity by altering its surface groups, suggesting that producing reduced graphene oxide (rGO) is a viable approach to create safer materials for environmental use.
Engineered nanoparticles such as graphenes, nanodiamonds, and carbon nanotubes correspond to different allotropes of carbon and are among the best candidates for applications in fast-growing nanotechnology. It is thus likely that they may get into the environment at each step of their life cycle: production, use, and disposal. The aquatic compartment concentrates pollutants and is expected to be especially impacted.
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