Nanoparticles in the water cycle: properties, analysis and environmental relevance

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 availableand 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. The first book to present dedicated methods for the analysis of nanoparticles inthe aquatic environment Also covers environmental effects of nanoparticles insurface and groundwater INDICE: Introducing the 'nano-World'.- Nanoparticles Acting as Condensation Nuclei - Link between Atmosphere und Groundwater Quality.- Nanoparticles in Groundwater - Occurrence and Applications.- Composition and Transport Behaviorof Soil Nanocolloids in Natural Porous Media.- Removal of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants and Pathogens from Wastewater and Drinking Water Using Nanoparticles.- Adsorption/Desorption Behaviour of Charged Polymer Nanoparticles on a Mineral Surface in an Aqueous Environment.- X-ray Spectromicroscopy Studies of Nanoparticles in Aqueous Media.- In-situ Measurements on Suspended Nanoparticles with Visible Laser Light, Infrared Light and X-rays.- Coupling Techniques to Quantify Nanoparticles and to Characterize their Interactions with Water Constituents.- Nanoparticles: Interaction with Microorganisms.- Ecotoxicology of Engineered Nanoparticles.- Standardisation.

• ISBN: 978-3-642-10317-9
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 239
• Fecha Publicación: 30/01/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés