The challenge of micropollutants in aquatic systems

RP Schwarzenbach, BI Escher, K Fenner, TB Hofstetter… - Science, 2006 - science.org
The increasing worldwide contamination of freshwater systems with thousands of industrial
and natural chemical compounds is one of the key environmental problems facing humanity …

Towards a definition of inorganic nanoparticles from an environmental, health and safety perspective

M Auffan, J Rose, JY Bottero, GV Lowry… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
The regulation of engineered nanoparticles requires a widely agreed definition of such
particles. Nanoparticles are routinely defined as particles with sizes between about 1 and …

Antimicrobial nanomaterials for water disinfection and microbial control: potential applications and implications

Q Li, S Mahendra, DY Lyon, L Brunet, MV Liga, D Li… - Water research, 2008 - Elsevier
The challenge to achieve appropriate disinfection without forming harmful disinfection
byproducts by conventional chemical disinfectants, as well as the growing demand for …

Occurrence, behavior and effects of nanoparticles in the environment

B Nowack, TD Bucheli - Environmental pollution, 2007 - Elsevier
The increasing use of engineered nanoparticles (NP) in industrial and household
applications will very likely lead to the release of such materials into the environment …

Recent trends in nano-fertilizers for sustainable agriculture under climate change for global food security

KK Verma, XP Song, A Joshi, DD Tian, VD Rajput… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nano-fertilizers (NFs) significantly improve soil quality and plant growth performance and
enhance crop production with quality fruits/grains. The management of macro-micronutrients …

Biochar-based nano-composites for the decontamination of wastewater: a review

X Tan, Y Liu, Y Gu, Y Xu, G Zeng, X Hu, S Liu… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Synthesizing biochar-based nano-composites can obtain new composites and combine the
advantages of biochar with nano-materials. The resulting composites usually exhibit great …

Nanofertilizer for precision and sustainable agriculture: current state and future perspectives

R Raliya, V Saharan, C Dimkpa… - Journal of agricultural …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The increasing food demand as a result of the rising global population has prompted the
large-scale use of fertilizers. As a result of resource constraints and low use efficiency of …

Phytotoxicity of nanoparticles: inhibition of seed germination and root growth

D Lin, B **ng - Environmental pollution, 2007 - Elsevier
Plants need to be included to develop a comprehensive toxicity profile for nanoparticles.
Effects of five types of nanoparticles (multi-walled carbon nanotube, aluminum, alumina …

Environmental behavior and ecotoxicity of engineered nanoparticles to algae, plants, and fungi

E Navarro, A Baun, R Behra, NB Hartmann, J Filser… - Ecotoxicology, 2008 - Springer
Developments in nanotechnology are leading to a rapid proliferation of new materials that
are likely to become a source of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) to the environment …

Exposure modeling of engineered nanoparticles in the environment

NC Mueller, B Nowack - Environmental science & technology, 2008 - ACS Publications
The aim of this study was to use a life-cycle perspective to model the quantities of
engineered nanoparticles released into the environment. Three types of nanoparticles were …