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Informationen zum Autor Baoshan Xing is Professor of Environmental and Soil Chemistry in Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he has been actively involved in teaching and research since 1996. Dr. Xing received his PhD from the University of Alberta, Canada, in 1994. His research work ranks in the top 1% of cited authors for journals in environmental sciences and ecology. Chad Vecitis is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering (since 2010) in the Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University. He received his PhD from Caltech in 2009. Along with students and colleagues, he has published over 25 refereed articles. He has been invited to present his research results at many universities and institutions. Nicola Senesi is Professor Emeritus of Soil Chemistry and was Head of the Department of Agroforestal and Environmental Biology and Chemistry of the University of Bari, Bari, Italy, where he has been actively involved in research and teaching (as research assistant, assistant professor, and associate professor) since 1969. He was conferred a Doctorate Honoris Causa by the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France, in 2000. Klappentext Details the source, release, exposure, adsorption, aggregation, bioavailability, transport, transformation, and modeling of engineered nanoparticles found in many common products and applications* Covers synthesis, environmental application, detection, and characterization of engineered nanoparticles* Details the toxicity and risk assessment of engineered nanoparticles* Includes topics on the transport, transformation, and modeling of engineered nanoparticles* Presents the latest developments and knowledge of engineered nanoparticles* Written by world leading experts from prestigious universities and companies Zusammenfassung Details the source! release! exposure! adsorption! aggregation! bioavailability! transport! transformation! and modeling of engineered nanoparticles found in many common products and applications* Covers synthesis! environmental application! detection! and characterization of engineered nanoparticles* Details the toxicity and risk assessment of engineered nanoparticles* Includes topics on the transport! transformation! and modeling of engineered nanoparticles* Presents the latest developments and knowledge of engineered nanoparticles* Written by world leading experts from prestigious universities and companies Inhaltsverzeichnis SERIES PREFACE vii PREFACE ix LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS xi PART 1 SYNTHESIS, ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATION, DETECTION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES 1 1 Challenges Facing the Environmental Nanotechnology Research Enterprise 3 Stacey M. Louie, Amy L. Dale, Elizabeth A. Casman, and Gregory V. Lowry 2 Engineered Nanoparticles for Water Treatment Application 20 Jeehye Byun and Cafer T. Yavuz 3 Mass Spectrometric Methods for Investigating the Influence of Surface Chemistry on the Fate of Core-Shell Nanoparticles in Biological and Environmental Samples 31 Sukru Gokhan Elci, Alyssa L. M. Marsico, Yuqing Xing, Bo Yan, and Richard W. Vachet 4 Separation and Analysis of Nanoparticles (NP) in Aqueous Environmental Samples 53 Ralf Kaegi 5 Nanocatalysts for Groundwater Remediation 75 Kimberly N. Heck, Lori A. Pretzer, and Michael S. Wong PART 2 ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE, PROCESSES, AND MODELING OF ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES 93 6 Properties, Sources, Pathways, and Fate of Nanoparticles in the Environment 95 Yon Ju-Nam and Jamie Lead 7 Environmental Exposure Modeling Methods for Engineered Nanomaterials 118 Niall J. O'Brien and Enda J. Cummins 8 Aggregation Kinetics and Fractal Dimensions of Nanomaterials ...
