Themed collection Environmental Science: Nano 2016 Most Downloaded Articles

Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are naturally occurring clay mineral with nanotubular structures and have found increasing potential applications in industrial fields.

A comprehensive review of the effects of metal-based nanoparticles on trophic groups, interactions, ecosystem functions and biodiversity of soil communities.

The key roles of NOM affecting environmental processes and toxicity of MNPs in aquatic environments are discussed and presented.

Nanoparticles (NPs) resulting from urban road dust resuspension are an understudied class of pollutants in urban environments with strong potential for health hazards.

The structure and magnetic properties of nano-sized (1.6 to 4.4 nm) ferrihydrite samples are systematically investigated through a combination of X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray pair distribution function (PDF), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and magnetic analyses.

Transport of reactive Pd-NZVI particles in subsurface environments is limited in the presence of biofilm on aquifer grains.

Mesoporous aluminium magnesium oxide composites exhibit extremely high adsorption capacities for As(V) and As(III) with excellent environmental adaptability and selectivity.

The ionic forms of Zn, Cu, and Ce are transported into carrot taproots, while nanomaterial forms of ZnO, CuO, and CeO₂ were largely screened by the taproot outer periderm layer.

Ultra-light graphene–CNT aerogels were successfully synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method and exhibited excellent adsorption capacity to oil and dyes as well as reusability.

Here we describe a method to form phase-segregated domain-containing supported lipid bilayers on silica substrates and demonstrate that the presence of these domains can alter nanoparticle interaction with bilayers.