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The corrected author list, affiliation list, authors contribution, and acknowledgements are provided below: Authors Contributions: Conceptualization and methodology, B.B. and A.A.; investigation, G.M., M.M., M.P.-A., and E.V.; writing - original draft preparation, G.M., M.M., M.P.-A., E.M.P.-S., T.O., and E.V.; writing - review and editing, T.O. and E.M.P.-S.; supervision, B.B., A.A.; funding acquisition, A.A. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. The authors wish to make the following corrections to this paper [[1]]: Change in Author Names (Add a new one) In the original version of our article [[1]], the student Eduardo Villamor was not included as an author. The acknowledgements and authors contributions have also been modified. [Extracted from the article]

The unique properties that nanoparticles exhibit, due to their small size, are the principal reason for their numerous applications, but at the same time, this might be a massive menace to the environment. The number of studies that assess the possible ecotoxicity of nanomaterials has been increasing over the last decade to determine if, despite the positive aspects, they should be considered a potential health risk. To evaluate their potential toxicity, models are used in all types of organisms, from unicellular bacteria to complex animal species. In order to better understand the environmental consequences of nanotechnology, this literature review aims to describe and classify nanoparticles, evaluating their life cycle, their environmental releasing capacity and the type of impact, particularly on living beings, highlighting the need to develop more severe and detailed legislation. Due to their diversity, nanoparticles will be discussed in generic terms focusing on the impact of a great variety of them, highlighting the most interesting ones for the industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]