Environmental Nanotechnology is the first book to assist you in both understanding the properties of new nanomaterial-centered technology and assessing the potentially harmful effects these materials may have on the environment.

Environmental Nanotechnology features:

• State-of-the-art techniques for the characterization and measurement of nanomaterials
• The latest findings on the transport and fate of nanomaterials in the environment
• Nanotechnologies for energy production, storage, and distribution
• In-depth analyses of the ecotoxicological impacts of nanomaterials
• New methods for developing nanomaterials with less environmental risk

Contents

Nanotechnology as a Tool for Sustainability

1. Nanotechnology and the Environment
2. Nanotechnology and Our Energy Challenge

Principles and Methods

3. Nanomaterials Fabrication
4. Methods for Structural and Chemical Characterization
5. Reactive Oxygen Species Generation on Nanoparticulate Material
6. Principles and Procedures to Assess Nanomaterial Toxicity
7. Nanoparticle Transport, Aggregation, and Deposition

Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials

8. Nanomaterials for Groundwater Remediation
9. Membrane Processes
10. Nanomaterials as Adsorbants

Potential Impacts of Nanomaterials

11. Toxicological Impacts of Nanomaterials
12. Ecotoxicological Impacts of Nanomaterials
13. Assessing Life-Cycle Risks of Nanomaterials

Index

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