Influence of fullerene (C60) on soil bacterial communities: aqueous aggregate size and solvent co-introduction effects.

ABSTRACT: Fullerene C60 nanoparticles are being used in broad range of applications. It is important to assess their potential impacts in the environment. We evaluated the effects of C60 introduced as aqueous suspensions of nC60 aggregates of different particle size or via organic solvents on soils with different organic matter contents in this study. Impacts of the application were evaluated by measuring total microbial biomass, metabolic activity and bacterial community structure. Results show that nC60 aggregates, introduced as an aqueous suspension, had size-dependent effects on soil bacterial community composition in the low organic matter system, but induced minimal change in the microbial biomass and metabolic activity in soils with both high and low organic matter contents. Fullerene C60, co

SUBMITTER: Tong ZH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4910098 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature