Analysis and Characterization of Manufactured Nanoparticles in Aquatic Environments

Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Nanotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 211-266

  Hassellöv, Martin ^a   Kaegi, Ralf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Analytical test strategy in NP exposure assessment; Fractionation method coupling and selective and sensitive detection method; Incidentally produced NPs in aquatic systems mining activities and atmospheric deposition of NPs; Manufactured NP characterization and nanoscale processes; Nanoparticle analysis and characterization methods; Nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) and Brownian movement tracking; Nanoparticles (NPs) key properties in aquatic environments; Natural NP sources inorganic and organic; NP catalyst; NPs as catalysts with higher specific surface area (SSA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889615800     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444307504.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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