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Nanotechnology industry<br />

ENMs in estuaries and coast<strong>al</strong> waters:<br />

Relevance?<br />

Nano-products<br />

(ex: sunscreen…)<br />

Three main sources of ENPs in<br />

marine ecosystems:<br />

‣ Person<strong>al</strong> care products<br />

‣ Urban and seawage plants<br />

‣ Antifouling and paints<br />

Release of nano-residues<br />

Marine organism models<br />

‣ Filter feeders<br />

‣ Pelagic species<br />

‣ Benthic species<br />

Food web<br />

‣ 40 000 km3/year of freshwater flows into the worldwide oceans through the main rivers.<br />

‣ The major part of this freshwater water is not treated before reaching the rivers.<br />

‣ ENMs accident<strong>al</strong>ly or not (usage, end of life) released in the environment reach estuarine or<br />

coast<strong>al</strong> areas.<br />

Atelier thématique « nano-environnement » <strong>CNRS</strong> 19 novembre 2013

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