A review of the detection, fate and effects of engineered nanomaterials in wastewater treatment plants

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1440-1453

  Neale, Peta A ^a   Jämting, Åsa K ^b   Escher, Beate I ^a   Herrmann, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL MEASUREMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Engineered nanomaterials; Environmental effect; Fate; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEVELS; FATE; FLOCCULATION AND SEDIMENTATION; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL TESTING; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENTS;

NANOCOATING; NANOMATERIAL; ORGANIC MATTER; SURFACTANT;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FLOCCULATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SEPARATION; SURFACTANT; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALGA; ANURA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; BIVALVE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRUSTACEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FISH; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FLOCCULATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NANOENGINEERING; REVIEW; SEDIMENTATION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; SOIL; SOIL ORGANISM; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 84887452689     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.388     Document Type: Review

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