Nanoscale materials and their use in water contaminants removal-a review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1239-1260

  Mohmood, Iram ^a   Lopes, Cláudia Batista ^a   Lopes, Isabel ^a   Ahmad, Iqbal ^a   Duarte, Armando C ^a   Pereira, Eduarda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Nanoscale material; Nanotechnology; Toxicity; Water purification; Water remediation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXICITY; VIRUS; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER STRESS; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84874328913     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1415-x     Document Type: Review

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