Title:	Size-dependent ecotoxicity of barium titanate particles: the case of Chlorella vulgaris green algae.
Authors:	POLONINI, H. C. BRANDAO, H. de M. RAPOSO, N. R. B. BRANDÃO, M. A. F. MOUTON, L. COUTÉ, A. YÉPRÉMIAN, C. SIVRY, Y. BRAYNER, R.
Affiliation:	Hudson C. Polonini, UFJF; HUMBERTO DE MELLO BRANDAO, CNPGL; Nadia R. B. Raposo, UFJF; Marcos Antonio F. Brandao, UFJF; Ludovic Mouton, Univesité Paris Diderot, France; Alain Coute, Muséum Nation d´Histoire Naturelle, France; Claude Yepremian, Muséum National d´Histoire Naturelle, France; Yann Sivry, Université Paris Diderot, France; Roberta Brayner, Université Paris Diderot, France.
Date Issued:	2015
Citation:	Ecotoxicology, v. 24, p. 938-948, 2015.
Description:	Studies have been demonstrating that smaller particles can lead to unexpected and diverse ecotoxicological effects when compared to those caused by the bulk material. In this study, the chemical composition, size and shape, state of dispersion, and surface's charge, area and physicochemistry of micro (BT MP) and nano barium titanate (BT NP) were determined. Green algae Chlorella vulgaris grown in Bold's Basal (BB) medium or Seine River water (SRW) was used as biological indicator to assess their aquatic toxicology. Responses such as growth inhibition, cell viability, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, adenosine-5-triphosphate (ATP) content and photosynthetic activity were evaluated. Tetragonal BT (~170 nm, 3.24 m(2) g(-1) surface area) and cubic BT (~60 nm, 16.60 m(2) g(-1)) particles were negative, poorly dispersed, and readily aggregated. BT has a statistically significant effect on C. vulgaris growth since the lower concentration tested (1 ppm), what seems to be mediated by induced oxidative stress caused by the particles (increased SOD activity and decreased photosynthetic efficiency and intracellular ATP content). The toxic effects were more pronounced when the algae was grown in SRW. Size does not seem to be an issue influencing the toxicity in BT particles toxicity since micro- and nano-particles produced significant effects on algae growth.
NAL Thesaurus:	barium titanate ecotoxicology nanotechnology
Keywords:	Seine river water Characterization
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPGL)