Nanomaterials: Toxicity, Health, and Environmental Issues offers a unique overview of nanoparticle-related environmental risks depending on particle type and exposed surroundings.

Features:

• Brings together both medical and nanotechnological aspects to address the effects on human physiology, air, water, and the general environment

Contents

Biotoxicity of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

• Nanoparticles in the Environment
• How Nanoparticles are Introduced into Mammalian Systems
• Health Threats
• Nanomaterials and Biotoxicity

Ecotoxicity of Engineered Nanomaterials

• Water
• Air
• Soils
• Weathering
• Biomarkers

Possible Health Impact of Nanomaterials

• Sources of Nanoparticles
• Epidemiological Evidence
• Entry Routes into the Human Body
• What Makes Nanoparticles Dangerous

Dosimetry, Epidemiology and Toxicology of Nanoparticles

• Inhaled Nanoparticle Dosimetry
• Toxicological Plausibility of Health Effects Caused by Nanoparticles
• Integrated Concept of Risk Assessment of Nanoparticles

Impact of Ceramic and Metallic Nano-scaled Particles on Endothelial Cell Functions in Vitro

• Materials and Methods

Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes and its Implications for Occupational and Environmental Health

• Carbon Nanotubes and Nanotechnology
• Manufactured Carbon Nanotubes: Their Synthesis, Properties, and Potential Applications
• Occurrence of Carbon Nanotubes in the Environment
• Toxicological Studies and Toxicity of Manufactured CNTs

Toxicity of Nanomaterials – New Carbon Conformations and Metal Oxides

• Production and Use of ‘‘New Carbon Modifications’’ and Metal Oxides
• Risk Characterization – A Conclusion

Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation

• Nanoparticle-based Remediation Materials
• Hybrid Nanostructured Remediation Materials

Nanomaterials for Water Treatment

• Iron Nanoparticles
• Inorganic Photocatalysts
• Functionalized Self-assembled Monolayers
• Other Materials
• Magnetic Iron Exchange Resin (MIEX)

Nanoparticles for the Photocatalytic Removal of Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals in Water

• Background to Oestrogens in the Environment
• Nanoparticles for Water Treatment Applications
• Photocatalytic Degradation of 17b-Oestradiol in Water over an Immobilized TiO2 Catalyst
• Rapid Loss of Oestrogenicity of Natural and Synthetic Oestrogens in Water by Photocatalysis and UVA Photolysis Monitored using a Yeast Screen Bioassay
• Photocatalytic Degradation of 17b-Oestradiol, Oestriol and 17a-Ethynyloestradiol in a Quartz Coil Reactor Monitored using Fluorescence Spectroscopy
• Comparison of Photocatalysis with UVA and UVC Radiation for the Degradation of Natural and Synthetic Oestrogens in Water
• Overall Conclusions and Identification of Research Needs

Nanosensors for Environmental Applications

• Theory of PECS
• Examples of Detections
• Piezoelectric Cantilever Miniaturization

Toxicology of Nanoparticles in Environmental Air Pollution

• History of Air Pollution
• Introduction to Air Pollution Particles
• Adverse Effects of PM in Epidemiological Studies
• Nanoparticles are an Important Component of PM
• Role of Nanoparticles in Mediating the Adverse Pulmonary Effects of PM
• Effects of Nanoparticles on the Cardiovascular System
• Inflammation, Atherosclerosis and Plaque Rupture
• Nanoparticle Translocation and Direct Vascular Effects
• Endothelial Dysfunction and Endogenous Fibrinolysis
• Coagulation and Thrombosis
• Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction
• Effects of Nanoparticles on the Liver and Gastrointestinal Tract
• Effects of NP on the Nervous System

Index

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