Vulnerability of drinking water supplies to engineered nanoparticles

M Troester, HJ Brauch, T Hofmann - Water Research, 2016 - Elsevier
The production and use of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) inevitably leads to their release
into aquatic environments, with the quantities involved expected to increase significantly in …

Occurrence and removal of engineered nanoparticles in drinking water treatment and wastewater treatment processes

CM Park, KH Chu, N Her, M Jang… - Separation & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The increase in use of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) ends up in waste streams, and
consequently to the environment and drinking water resources. Thus, there is a continuing …

Metals and suspended solids in the effluents from in-water hull cleaning by remotely operated vehicle (ROV): Concentrations and release rates into the marine …

ZY Soon, T Kim, JH Jung, M Kim - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
An increase in the use of ROVs for in-water hull cleaning (IWC) has led to the need to
understand the risks to the marine environment posed by the release of IWC effluents. The …

Levan-capped silver nanoparticles for bactericidal formulations: Release and activity modelling

Á González-Garcinuño, R Masa, M Hernández… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
An environmentally friendly technique was used to produce levan-capped silver
nanoparticles of about 30 nm (with a loading of 30%) that showed bactericide effect, for E …

Comprehensive study on graphene hydrogels and aerogels synthesis and their ability of gold nanoparticles adsorption

I Kondratowicz, K Żelechowska, M Nadolska… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2017 - Elsevier
Graphene hydrogels were prepared by ascorbic acid-assisted gelation of graphene oxide
(GO) aqueous suspensions both in acidic and basic conditions. Different mass ratio of …

Novel synthesis of Ag@ AgCl/ZnO by different radiation sources including radioactive isotope 60Co: Physicochemical and antimicrobial study

L Svoboda, J Bednář, R Dvorský, Z Rybkova… - Applied Surface …, 2020 - Elsevier
This research has revealed the promising, environmentally friendly and one-step
modification of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) based on radiation-assisted method for …

Bioremoval of PVP-coated silver nanoparticles using Aspergillus niger: the role of exopolysaccharides

OM Gomaa, AY Jassim, A Chanda - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Extensive use of engineered nanoparticles has led to their eventual release in the
environment. The present work aims to study the removal of Polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated …

Moringa oleifera Protein-Functionalized Diatomaceous Earth for Nanoparticle Removal

S De Respino, S Field-Farias, H Behera, H Oh… - ACS ES&T …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles (NPs) are present in the environment because of the widespread use of
engineered nanomaterials and the breakdown of plastic waste. NPs can negatively impact …

Anti-wear behaviour of silver nanoparticles on Al-Si alloy

Y Akgul, H Simsir - Surface Topography: Metrology and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In recent years, studies have shown that using nanoparticles (NPs) as lubricant additives
lead to the enhancement of the anti-wear behaviour of oils. In this study, the anti-wear …

Inhibition of disinfection by-product formation in silver nanoparticle-humic acid water treatment

Y Zhao, Y Sun, B Gao, Y Wang, Y Yang - Separation and Purification …, 2017 - Elsevier
Health risk of disinfection by-products (DBPs) makes the removal of trihalomethanes (THMs)
precursors a great concern in water treatment. This study investigated the THMs precursors …