Download or read book Nanoparticles in the Water Cycle written by Fritz H. Frimmel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As nanotechnology enters everyday life, engineered nanoparticles (ENP) will find their way into nature, including surface and groundwater. Here, distinguished experts of water chemistry present dedicated methods for the analysis of nanoparticles in the aquatic environment, their distribution and fate. This includes the influence of complex matrices such as wastewater, brown water with natural organic matter (NOM), and high salt concentrations as well as available and future standardized methods. The background of geogenic, natural nanoparticles is considered in a discussion of known environmental effects, including strategies to test for potential effects on human and environmental health.