Adsorption of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from the aqueous environment by nano-adsorbents: A review

JO Ighalo, PS Yap, KO Iwuozor, CO Aniagor, T Liu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The intensification of urbanisation and industrial activities significantly exacerbates the
distribution of toxic contaminations into the aqueous environment. Persistent organic …

Recent advances in the applications of nano-agrochemicals for sustainable agricultural development

H Singh, A Sharma, SK Bhardwaj, SK Arya… - … Science: Processes & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Modern agricultural practices have triggered the process of agricultural pollution. This
process can cause the degradation of eco-systems, land, and environment owing to the …

Nanotechnology for environmental remediation: materials and applications

FD Guerra, MF Attia, DC Whitehead, F Alexis - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Environmental remediation relies mainly on using various technologies (eg, adsorption,
absorption, chemical reactions, photocatalysis, and filtration) for the removal of contaminants …

Recent trends in carbon nanotube (CNT)-based biosensors for the fast and sensitive detection of human viruses: a critical review

H Meskher, HC Mustansar, AK Thakur… - Nanoscale …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The current COVID-19 pandemic, with its numerous variants including Omicron which is 50–
70% more transmissible than the previously dominant Delta variant, demands a fast, robust …

Nanotechnology in agriculture: Opportunities, toxicological implications, and occupational risks

I Iavicoli, V Leso, DH Beezhold, AA Shvedova - Toxicology and applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has the potential to make a beneficial impact on several agricultural,
forestry, and environmental challenges, such as urbanization, energy constraints, and …

Nanoremediation technologies for sustainable remediation of contaminated environments: Recent advances and challenges

AS Ganie, S Bano, N Khan, S Sultana, Z Rehman… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
A major and growing concern within society is the lack of innovative and effective solutions
to mitigate the challenge of environmental pollution. Uncontrolled release of pollutants into …

A comprehensive review on micropollutants removal using carbon nanotubes-based adsorbents and membranes

FSA Khan, NM Mubarak, M Khalid, YH Tan… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals, steroids, personal care products, and disruptive endocrine substances are
increasingly being used for healthcare objectives and to improve living conditions, resulting …

Recent advancement in nanomaterials for the detection and removal of uranium: a review

N Rani, P Singh, S Kumar, P Kumar, V Bhankar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Uranyl ions U (VI), are the common by-product of nuclear power plants and anthropogenic
activities like mining, excess utilization of fertilizers, oil industries, etc. Its intake into the body …

Nanomaterials-enabled water and wastewater treatment

Y Zhang, B Wu, H Xu, H Liu, M Wang, Y He, B Pan - NanoImpact, 2016 - Elsevier
With the fast development of nanomaterials and nanotechnology, environmental
nanotechnology has attracted increasing concerns in the past decades. In the field of water …

New insights on the green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using plant and waste biomaterials: current knowledge, their agricultural and environmental applications

RG Saratale, GD Saratale, HS Shin, JM Jacob… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing scientific field and has attracted a great interest over
the last few years because of its abundant applications. Green nanotechnology is a …