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Carbon nanotube-textured sand for controlling bioavailability of contaminated sediments
Sand particles textured with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) can efficiently control the mobility and bioavailability of contaminants found in...
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Nanotechnology for Sustainability: Environment, Water, Food, Minerals, and Climate
The global sustainability challenges facing the world are complex and involve multiple interdependent areas. Chapter “Nanotechnology for...
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Nanotechnology Environmental, Health, and Safety Issues
The environmental, health, and safety (EHS) of nanomaterials has been defined as “the collection of fields associated with the terms ‘environmental...
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Biomineralization and biotransformations of actinide materials
Microorganisms moderate local chemical conditions and alter forms of metals indirectly or directly to meet their cellular, species, and consortia...
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Quality in Measurement and Testing
Technology and todayʼs global economy depend on reliable measurements and tests that are accepted internationally. As has been explained in Chap. 1,...
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Pollutant Speciation in Water and Related Environmental Treatment Issues
Neutron scattering and complementary techniques are extremely useful in the investigation of pollutant speciation in water and aqueous environments,...
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Smarten
Traditional risk assessment procedures are inadequate for predicting the ecological risks associated with the release of nanomaterials (NM) into the...
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The National Nuclear Laboratory and Collaborative University Research in the UK
The UK has recently established its first National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL). This has been formed out of the Nexia Solutions organisation, formally...
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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic estimation of crystallinity in SiO2 based rocks
We present here optical properties and crystallinity index of quartz (SiO 2 ) in natural rocks samples from the Mikir and Khasi hills, Assam, India....
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Stabilization of aqueous nanoscale zerovalent iron dispersions by anionic polyelectrolytes: adsorbed anionic polyelectrolyte layer properties and their effect on aggregation and sedimentation
Nanoscale zerovalent iron (NZVI) particles are 5–40 nm sized Fe 0 /Fe-oxide particles that rapidly transform many environmental contaminants to benign...
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Beispiele für Nutzen und Risiko der Nanotechnologie aus der Sicht der Umweltgeowissenschaften — Was Wir Wissen und was Wir Lernen Müssen
In den Umweltwissenschaften wird seit mehr als drei Jahrzehnten intensiv an Prozessen in der aquatischen Umwelt geforscht, die ihren Ursprung in...
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Nanoparticulate Iron Oxide Minerals in Soils and Sediments: Unique Properties and Contaminant Scavenging Mechanisms
Nanoparticulate goethite, akaganeite, hematite, ferrihydrite and schwertmannite are important constituents of soils, sediments and mine drainage...
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Nanoporous zero-valent iron
Hollow and nanoporous particles of zero-valent iron (ZVI) were prepared with template-directed synthesis. Polymer resin beads (0.4 mm diameter) were...
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A new method to produce nanoscale iron for nitrate removal
This article proposes a novel technology combining electrochemical and ultrasonic methods to produce nanoscale zero valent iron (NZVI). With platinum...
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Environmental Actinide Science
This article is a short qualitative summary of a chapter in the forthcoming book Advances in Plutonium Chemistry: 1967-2000, edited by Darleane...
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Theoretical Relationships Between Reactivity and Permeability for Monomineralic Porous Media
The release of contaminants to the subsurface has lead to potential or actual contamination of groundwater resources. The remediation of these plumes...