Engineered nanoparticles for removal of pollutants from wastewater: Current status and future prospects of nanotechnology for remediation strategies

S Khan, M Naushad, A Al-Gheethi, J Iqbal - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Significant aspects of the world's water scenario, primarily associated with global population
growth and climate change, necessitate new technology implementation to ensure a supply …

Innovations in nanotechnology for water treatment

I Gehrke, A Geiser… - … , science and applications, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Important challenges in the global water situation, mainly resulting from worldwide
population growth and climate change, require novel innovative water technologies in order …

Nanoparticles in food packaging: Biodegradability and potential migration to food—A review

VGL Souza, AL Fernando - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2016 - Elsevier
Lately, the appliance of nanotechnology into the food industry has been focused in the
development of packaging material. Nanoparticles (NPs) are used as reinforcements to …

Titanium dioxide in our everyday life; is it safe?

M Skocaj, M Filipic, J Petkovic, S Novak - Radiology and oncology, 2011 - sciendo.com
Background. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is considered as an inert and safe material and has
been used in many applications for decades. However, with the development of …

Engineered nanoparticles in wastewater and wastewater sludge–Evidence and impacts

SK Brar, M Verma, RD Tyagi, RY Surampalli - Waste management, 2010 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has widespread application in agricultural, environmental and industrial
sectors ranging from fabrication of molecular assemblies to microbial array chips. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging patterns for engineered nanomaterials in the environment: a review of fate and toxicity studies

KL Garner, AA Keller - Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2014 - Springer
A comprehensive assessment of the environmental risks posed by engineered
nanomaterials (ENMs) entering the environment is necessary, due in part to the recent …

Potential release pathways, environmental fate, and ecological risks of carbon nanotubes

EJ Petersen, L Zhang, NT Mattison… - … science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are currently incorporated into various consumer products, and
numerous new applications and products containing CNTs are expected in the future. The …

Toxicity and bioaccumulation of TiO2 nanoparticle aggregates in Daphnia magna

X Zhu, Y Chang, Y Chen - Chemosphere, 2010 - Elsevier
Little is known about the potential ecotoxicity of engineered nanoparticles (NPs) to aquatic
organisms. To carefully address this issue, we conducted a comprehensive toxicity …

Probabilistic environmental risk assessment of five nanomaterials (nano-TiO2, nano-Ag, nano-ZnO, CNT, and fullerenes)

C Coll, D Notter, F Gottschalk, T Sun, C Som… - …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The environmental risks of five engineered nanomaterials (nano-TiO2, nano-Ag, nano-ZnO,
CNT, and fullerenes) were quantified in water, soils, and sediments using probabilistic …

Bioaccumulation and ecotoxicity of carbon nanotubes

P Jackson, NR Jacobsen, A Baun, R Birkedal… - Chemistry Central …, 2013 - Springer
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have numerous industrial applications and may be released to the
environment. In the aquatic environment, pristine or functionalized CNT have different …