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Nanomaterials-Based Adsorbents for Water and Wastewater Treatments

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Water is very essential for all existence on earth. Water being a universal solvent, it easily dissolves other substances. Rain showers, surface water, and other flowing water dissolve various substances like gases, microorganisms, etc. and become contaminated.

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Gopalakrishnan, I., Sugaraj Samuel, R., Sridharan, K. (2018). Nanomaterials-Based Adsorbents for Water and Wastewater Treatments. In: Sridharan, K. (eds) Emerging Trends of Nanotechnology in Environment and Sustainability. SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71327-4_11

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