Nanoparticles in the Water Cycle Properties, Analysis and Environmental Relevance /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Frimmel, Fritz H. (Editor), Niessner, R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Environmental sciences.; Analytical biochemistry.; Geochemistry.; Nanotechnology.; Environment.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Analytical Chemistry.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10318-6

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 fat...

Table of Contents:

• Introducing the "nano-World"
• Nanoparticles Acting as Condensation Nuclei - Link between Atmosphere und Groundwater Quality
• Nanoparticles in Groundwater - Occurrence and Applications
• Composition and Transport Behavior of 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.