Recent strategies for removal and degradation of persistent & toxic organochlorine pesticides using nanoparticles: A review

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 190, Issue , 2017, Pages 208-222

  Rani, Manviri ^a   Shanker, Uma ^a   Jassal, Vidhisha ^a  

^a DR B R AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Degradation; Nanomaterials; Organochlorine (OC) pesticides; Persistence; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; ALDRIN; ATRAZINE; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DICOFOL; ENDOSULFAN; ENDRIN; HEPTACHLOR; IRON NANOPARTICLE; LINDANE; METHOXYCHLOR; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; TOXIN; PESTICIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; BIOACCUMULATION; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LITERATURE REVIEW; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TOXICITY;

BIOACCUMULATION; DEGRADATION; HUMAN; PESTICIDE REMOVAL TECHNIQUE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; PESTICIDES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 85007560228     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.12.068     Document Type: Review

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