TiO2-based nanoparticles released in water from commercialized sunscreens in a life-cycle perspective: Structures and quantities
2011
Botta, Céline | Labille, Jérôme | Auffan, Melanie | Borschneck, Daniel | Miche, Helene | Cabié, Martiane | Masion, Armand | Rose, Jérôme | Bottero, Jean-Yves | Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement (CEREGE) ; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | Spectropôle - Aix Marseille Université (AMU SPEC) ; Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. This work investigates the physical-chemical evolution during artificial aging in water of four commercialized sunscreens containing TiO2-based nanocomposites. Sunscreens were analyzed in terms of mineralogy and TiO2 concentration. The residues formed after aging were characterized in size, shape, chemistry and surface properties. The results showed that a significant fraction of nano-TiO2 residues was released from all sunscreens, despite their heterogeneous behaviors. A stable dispersion of submicronic aggregates of nanoparticles was generated, representing up to 38 w/w% of the amount of sunscreen, and containing up to 30% of the total nano-TiO2 initially present in the creams. The stability of the dispersion was tested as a function of salt concentration, revealing that in seawater conditions, a major part of these nano-TiO2 residues will aggregate and sediment. These results were put in perspective with consumption and life cycle of sunscreens to estimate the amount of nano-TiO2 potentially released into AQUATIC environment. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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