Characterization of engineered nanoparticles in natural waters

摘要: Abstract Engineered nanoparticles are being progressively incorporated into consumer products due to their novel properties and applications. As these nano-containing transition through life cycle, it becomes essential that the fate of is investigated any potential risks assessed. It probable many will be released persist in environment eventually contaminate natural surface waters, ultimately posing inquiry efficacy water treatment processes for engineered nanoparticle removal. Although a pressing issue, there lack methods can applied investigate fate, transport, occurrence levels environment. An interdisciplinary multi-step analytical approach required adequately characterize complex environmental matrices such as determine whether or not they pose risk human health. This includes online combination approaches several techniques, well innovations applying specifically aqueous samples. Further, nature different materials likely require unique detection schemes quantify