Details the source, release, exposure, adsorption, aggregation, bioavailability, transport, transformation, and modeling of engineered nanoparticles found in many common products and applications
- Covers synthesis, environmental application, detection, and characterization of engineered nanoparticles
- Details the toxicity and risk assessment of engineered nanoparticles
- Includes topics on the transport, transformation, and modeling of engineered nanoparticles
- Presents the latest developments and knowledge of engineered nanoparticles
- Written by world leading experts from prestigious universities and companies
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PART 1 SYNTHESIS, ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATION, DETECTION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES |
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1 Challenges Facing the Environmental Nanotechnology Research Enterprise |
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2 Engineered Nanoparticles for Water Treatment Application |
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3 Mass Spectrometry Methods for Investigating the Influence of Surface Chemistry on the Fate of Core-Shell Nanoparticles in Biological and Environmental Samples |
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4 Separation and Analysis of Nanoparticles (NP) in Aqueous Environmental Samples |
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5 Nanocatalysts for Groundwater Remediation |
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PART 2 ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE, PROCESSES, AND MODELING OF ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES |
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6 Properties, Sources, Pathways, and Fate of Nanoparticles in the Environment |
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7 Environmental Exposure Modeling Methods for Engineered Nanomaterials |
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8 Aggregation Kinetics and Fractal Dimensions of Nanomaterials in Environmental Systems |
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9 Adsorption of Organic Compounds by Engineered Nanoparticles |
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10 Sorption of Heavy Metals by Engineered Nanomaterials |
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11 Emission, Transformation, and Fate of Nanoparticles in the Atmosphere |
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12 Nanoparticle Aggregation and Deposition in Porous Media |
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13 Interfacial Charge Transfers of Surface-Modified TiO2 Nanoparticles in Photocatalytic Water Treatment |
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14 Chemical Transformations of Metal, Metal Oxide, and Metal Chalcogenide Nanoparticles in the Environment |
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PART 3 TOXICITY OF ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES AND RISK ASSESSMENT |
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15 Fate, Behavior, and Biophysical Modeling of Nanoparticles in Living Systems |
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16 Subchronic Inhalation Toxicity Study in Rats With Carbon Nanofibers: Need for Establishing a Weight-of-Evidence Approach for Setting no Observed Adverse Effect Levels (NOAELs) |
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17 Toxicity of Manufactured Nanomaterials to Microorganisms |
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18 Toxicity of Engineered Nanoparticles to Fish |
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19 Toxicity of Engineered Nanoparticles to Aquatic Invertebrates |
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20 Effects and Uptake of Nanoparticles in Plants |
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21 Feasibility and Challenges of Human Health Risk Assessment for Engineered Nanomaterials |
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22 Ecotoxicological Risk of Engineered Nanomaterials (ENMs) for the Health of the Marine Environment |
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Baoshan Xing is Professor of Environmental and Soil Chemistry in Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he has been actively involved in teaching and research since 1996. Dr. Xing received his PhD from the University of Alberta, Canada, in 1994. His research work ranks in the top 1% of cited authors for journals in environmental sciences and ecology.
Chad Vecitis is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering (since 2010) in the Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University. He received his PhD from Caltech in 2009. Along with students and colleagues, he has published over 25 refereed articles. He has been invited to present his research results at many universities and institutions.
Nicola Senesi is Professor Emeritus of Soil Chemistry and was Head of the Department of Agroforestal and Environmental Biology and Chemistry of the University of Bari, Bari, Italy, where he has been actively involved in research and teaching (as research assistant, assistant professor, and associate professor) since 1969. He was conferred a Doctorate Honoris Causa by the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France, in 2000.
