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Ecosafety of nanomaterials in the aquatic environment

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Resumo:Nanomaterials (NMs) are considered a new class of emerging contaminants whose uncertainty about their ecosafety and sustainability need to be addressed to protect human health and the aquatic environment. In this chapter the major inputs of NMs in the aquatic environment, the efficiency of wastewater treatment processes available to remove NMs, the importance of understanding the speciation and bioavailability of NMs in the aquatic environment and their toxicological effects on fresh and marine species as well as the interactive effects of NMs with other contaminants, and the applicability of the existing framework of environmental risk assessment to NMs are reviewed.
Autores principais:Bebianno, Maria J.
Outros Autores:Rocha, Thiago L.; Pinheiro, José P.; Teixeira, Margarida Ribau; Cássio, Fernanda
Assunto:carbon nanotubes ecosafety freshwater metal oxides nanoparticles nanomaterials nanoparticles nanowastes quantum dots seawater speciation Ciências Naturais::Ciências Biológicas
Ano:2021
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:capítulo de livro
Tipo de acesso:acesso restrito
Instituição associada:Universidade do Minho
Idioma:inglês
Origem:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
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Resumo:Nanomaterials (NMs) are considered a new class of emerging contaminants whose uncertainty about their ecosafety and sustainability need to be addressed to protect human health and the aquatic environment. In this chapter the major inputs of NMs in the aquatic environment, the efficiency of wastewater treatment processes available to remove NMs, the importance of understanding the speciation and bioavailability of NMs in the aquatic environment and their toxicological effects on fresh and marine species as well as the interactive effects of NMs with other contaminants, and the applicability of the existing framework of environmental risk assessment to NMs are reviewed.

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