Nanoparticles in the water cycle
Subtitle: properties, analysis and environmental relevance
By: Fritz H. Frimmel, Reinhard Niessner, editors
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Heidelberg; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9783642103179; 9783642103186
Subjects: Kolloid; Environmental aspects; Water; Emerging contaminants in water; Nanoparticles; Wasseranalyse; Wasserverschmutzung; Nanopartikel; Pollution; Aquatisches Ökosystem
Description: As nanotechnology enters everyday life, engineered nanoparticles (ENP) will find their way into nature, including surface and groundwater. Here, distinguished experts of water chemistry present dedicated methods for the analysis of nanoparticles in the aquatic environment, their distribution and fate. This includes the influence of complex matrices such as wastewater, brown water with natural organic matter (NOM), and high salt concentrations as well as available and future standardized methods. The background of geogenic, natural nanoparticles is considered in a discussion of known environmental effects, including strategies to test for potential effects on human and environmental health.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.