Release, Transport and Toxicity of Engineered Nanoparticles

  • Deepika Soni
  • Pravin K. Naoghare
  • Sivanesan Saravanadevi
  • Ram Avatar Pandey
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Part of the Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology book series (RECT, volume 234)

Abstract

Nanotechnology is associated with the design and application of nanoscale particles (viz., 1–100 nm) that possess properties that are quite different from their bulk counterparts. The Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering offer the following definition for this term: “Nanotechnologies are the design, characterization, production and application of structures, devices, and systems by controlling shape and size at nanometer scale” (Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering 2004).

Keywords

Natural Organic Matter Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Bulk Counterpart Phaseolus Radiatus Boron Nanoparticles 
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Notes

Acknowledgement

Authors are thankful to CSIR-NEERI and Department of Science and Technology, Government of India for providing opportunity and funds to work in this area.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Deepika Soni
    • 1
    • 2
  • Pravin K. Naoghare
    • 2
  • Sivanesan Saravanadevi
    • 2
  • Ram Avatar Pandey
    • 1
  1. 1.Environmental Biotechnology DivisionNational Environmental Engineering Research Institute [CSIR-NEERI]NagpurIndia
  2. 2.Environmental Health DivisionNational Environmental Engineering Research Institute [CSIR-NEERI]NagpurIndia

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