Editor Joo offers this textbook-sized research compilation regarding the applications as well as the risks of nanotechnology in environmental monitoring, remediation, and preservation efforts. The book starts off with a paper discussing best methods for monitoring nanoparticle pollution. It then proceeds with mostly promising results regarding nanomaterials for point-of-use water filtration, nano-enhanced membranes for selective permeability and energy generation, wastewater treatment using nanofiltration, remediation of groundwater and soil contamination using MnO2 and zerovalent iron nanoparticles, novel disinfection techniques including a paper on fullerene-catalyzed oxidation, and solid waste treatment.
– Protoview Reviews
The book may most properly be viewed as a response to a problem: nanotechnologies are an emerging and underexplored area of study, especially as it relates to their impact on our environment. While nanotechnologies may represent an exciting advancement for both industry and end consumers, they must be explored through an environmental lens to ensure that the environment is protected and properly preserved. This book begins to start that conversation, and should be viewed as a welcome addition to communal learning and knowledge. This book is recommended for academic libraries.
– Sara Mofford