Water pollution is a global problem threatening the entire biosphere and affecting the life of
many millions of people around the world. Not only is water pollution one of the foremost …

Chromium (Cr) is a trace element critical to human health and well-being. In the last few
decades, its contamination, especially hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] form in both terrestrial …

Heavy metals like arsenic, copper, cadmium, chromium, nickel, zinc, lead, and mercury are
major pollutants of fresh water reservoirs because of their toxic, non‐biodegradable, and …

Nanomaterials are of much interest and are considered as efficient adsorbents for
wastewater treatment because of their small particle sizes, large specific surface areas …

Nanosized metal oxides (NMOs), including nanosized ferric oxides, manganese oxides,
aluminum oxides, titanium oxides, magnesium oxides and cerium oxides, provide high …

Removal of contaminants in wastewater, such as heavy metals, has become a severe
problem in the world. Numerous technologies have been developed to deal with this …

The science of interface between the inorganic pollutants (heavy metal and metalloid ions)
and the adsorbents is gaining increasing interest for wastewater remediation applications to …

The rapid industrial and agricultural expansion is arousing increasingly severe heavy metal
ion pollution due to their high toxicity to human beings and detrimental effect on the …

Despite the importance of chromium (Cr) in most anthropogenic activities, the subsequent
environmental adulteration is now a source of major concern. Cr occurs in numerous …

This article gives an overview of the application of nanomaterials in environmental
remediation. In the area of environmental remediation, nanomaterials offer the potential for …