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 fate. This includes the influence of complex matrices such as wastewater, brown water with natural organic matter (NOM), and high salt concentrations as well as available and future standardized methods. The background of geogenic, natural nanoparticles is considered in a discussion of known environmental effects, including strategies to test for potential effects on human and environmental health.
Author(s): Fritz H. Frimmel, Markus Delay (auth.), Fritz H. Frimmel, R. Niessner (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 239
Tags: Environmental Monitoring/Analysis; Nanotechnology; Geochemistry; Analytical Chemistry
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introducing the “Nano-world”....Pages 1-11
Nanoparticles Acting as Condensation Nuclei – Water Droplet Formation and Incorporation....Pages 13-21
Nanoparticles in Groundwater – Occurrence and Applications....Pages 23-34
Composition and Transport Behavior of Soil Nanocolloids in Natural Porous Media....Pages 35-54
Removal of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants and Pathogens from Wastewater and Drinking Water Using Nanoparticles – A Review....Pages 55-79
Adsorption/Desorption Behavior of Charged Polymer Nanoparticles on a Mineral Surface in an Aqueous Environment....Pages 81-102
X-Ray Spectromicroscopy Studies of Nanoparticles in Aqueous Media....Pages 103-115
In Situ Measurements on Suspended Nanoparticles with Visible Laser Light, Infrared Light, and X-Rays....Pages 117-138
Coupling Techniques to Quantify Nanoparticles and to Characterize Their Interactions with Water Constituents....Pages 139-163
Nanoparticles: Interaction with Microorganisms....Pages 165-182
Ecotoxicology of Engineered Nanoparticles....Pages 183-205
Standardisation....Pages 207-231
Back Matter....Pages 233-239
