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Nanoparticles and Their Role in Environmental Decontamination Technologies

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Environmental contamination is a severe problem for both developing and developed nations. Due to anthropogenic activities, the pollution load gets accumulated in the environment. Both organic and inorganic contaminants are harmful to the living being. Their incidence and persistence have increased substantially in recent years. For the remediation of impurities from diverse ecological media such as water, soil, and air, ecological decontamination technologies primarily rely on numerous technologies such as adsorption, absorption, chemical reactions, filtration, and photocatalysis. Nanotechnology has recently gained popularity in water, soil, and air decontamination. Detection, decontamination, and pollution preclusion are the primary elements of nanoparticle-based remediation. Nanotechnology has been extensively used in numerous fields, including environmental remediation. This chapter briefly explains the recent advancement of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in environmental decontamination technologies.

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The Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India, provided funding to AMP through the INSPIRE Senior Research Fellowship which is gratefully acknowledged.

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Ajith, M.P., Paulraj, R. (2022). Nanoparticles and Their Role in Environmental Decontamination Technologies. In: Katiyar, J.K., Panwar, V., Ahlawat, N. (eds) Nanomaterials for Advanced Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1384-6_7

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