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Transformation pathways and fate of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in distinct interactive environmental compartments: A review

Qumber Abbas, Balal Yousaf, Amina Amina, Muhammad Ubaid Ali, Mehr Ahmed Mujtaba Munir, Ali El‐Naggar, Jörg Rinklebe, Mu. Naushad

Environment International · 2020

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Summary

The ever increasing production and use of nano-enabled commercial products release the massive amount of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in the environment. An increasing number of recent studies have shown the toxic effects of ENPs on different organisms, raising concerns over the nano-pollutants behavior and fate in the various environmental compartments. After the release of ENPs in the environment, ENPs interact with various components of the environment and undergoes dynamic transformation processes. This review focus on ENPs transformations in the various environmental compartments. The transformation processes of ENPs are interrelated to multiple environmental aspects. Physical, chemical and biological processes such as the homo- or hetero-agglomeration, dissolution/sedimentation, a

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1016/j.envint.2020.105646
Catalogue ID
SNmok1wcb5-x0uag1
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