Themed collection Environmental fate of nanomaterials
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Reply to the ‘Comment on “Foliar application of nanoparticles: mechanisms of absorption, transfer, and multiple impacts”’ by S. Husted, P. Møs, S. Le Tougaard, A. Pinna and F. Minutello, Environ Sci.: Nano, DOI: 10.1039/D1EN00630D
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 1185-1186
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EN01161H
Time resolved pore scale monitoring of nanoparticle transport in porous media using synchrotron X-ray μ-CT
Capturing nanoparticle retention in 4D via ex situ μ-CT.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023,10, 2224-2231
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EN00227F
Co-transport of polybromodiphenyl ethers and soil nanoparticles in saturated porous media: implications for the risks of polybromodiphenyl ether spreading in groundwater
This study demonstrates that PBDEs attached to soil nanoparticles can be highly mobile in saturated porous media, providing important insights on risk assessment of PBDEs contamination.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024,11, 2568-2576
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EN00086B
Delineating the role of surface grafting density of organic coatings on the colloidal stability, transport, and sorbent behavior of engineered nanoparticles
Aqueous stability and sorption affinity (towards target environmental contaminants) of engineered nanoparticles, composed of inorganic nanoparticles and surface stabilizers, are dependent on surface grafting density.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024,11, 578-587
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EN00358B
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Sub-100 nm nanoplastics: potent carriers of tributyltin in marine water
This study demonstrates that sub-100 nm nanoplastics have a significantly greater capacity for tributyltin adsorption, raising concerns that small nanoplastics may remobilise existing TBT pollution, rendering it more available to marine organisms.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024,11, 241-252
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EN00659J
Colloidal stability of hematite nanoparticles in the presence of a common quaternary ammonium compound at environmentally-relevant concentrations
The stability of a model environmental nanomineral, colloidal hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanoparticles, can be strongly affected by environmentally-relevant levels of quaternary ammonium surfactants, a surfactant present in ubiquitous daily-use household products.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023,10, 3476-3485
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EN00544E
Nitrate formation and iron dissolution in the heterogeneous reactions of NH3 on nano α-Fe2O3
NH3 is oxidized into NO3− in the heterogeneous reactions on the surface of nano α-Fe2O3 and results in iron dissolution.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023,10, 3184-3196
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EN00494E
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Investigation of magnetite–Co interactions: from environmentally relevant trace Co levels to core–shell Fe3O4@Co(OH)2 nanoparticles with magnetic applications
Three different Co(II) species are identified at the surface of stoichiometric magnetite (Fe(II)/Fe(III) = 0.5) by experiments, modeling, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism. This affects the fate of Co, and the magnetic properties of the nanoparticles.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023,10, 3051-3061
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EN00379E
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Matrix-driven environmental fate and effects of silver nanowires during printed paper electronics end of life
The fate and impact of silver nanowires incorporated in a paper-based nano-enabled product (NEP) was investigated in freshwater mesocosms.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023,10, 3039-3050
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EN00263B
Freezing-induced microplastic degradation in an anoxic Fe(II)-containing solution: the key role of Fe(IV) and ·OH
The Fe(III)/Fe(II) cycle together with newly formed EPFRs and H2O2 can cause microplastic degradation in ice.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023,10, 2744-2753
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EN00290J
The effect of kaolinite on ferrihydrite colloid migration in soil: molecular-scale mechanism study
The first investigation that describes the adsorption capacity of natural colloids by solid soil media, and studies their interaction mechanism in the molecular-scale.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023,10, 2754-2766
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EN00333G
Chemical speciation and distribution of adsorbed Cd(II) on goethite: influence of pH and sulfate
Simplified conceptualization of various Cd fractions binding on the goethite surface under different pH/sulfate conditions.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023,10, 2500-2513
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EN00243H
Morphological sensitivity of silver nanoparticles to the environment
Morphological competition between silver nanoparticles evolves under air exposure mainly due to temperature effects and interactions with surface contaminants.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023,10, 1754-1767
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN01129H
DNA damage caused by light-driven graphene oxide: a new mechanism
The adsorption and cleavage behavior of DNA molecules by graphene oxide under UV irradiation were investigated in detail. It will provide novel insights into the potential environmental risk of graphene oxide in the aquatic environment.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023,10, 519-527
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00948J
Comprehensive study about the heterogeneous conversion of NH3 on nanoscale TiO2 particles: insight into the mechanism and atmospheric implications
The heterogeneous reactions of NH3 on TiO2 were comprehensively investigated using in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) and a flow tube reactor.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023,10, 241-250
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00966H
Transformation of zinc oxide nanoparticles in freshwater sediments under oxic and anoxic conditions
This study improves the understanding of ZnO NP transformation and Zn behavior in redox-dynamic slightly alkaline freshwater sediments.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 4255-4267
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00709F
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Buoyancy and Brownian motion of plastics in aqueous media: predictions and implications for density separation and aerosol internal mixing state
Nano- and microplastics exist in the environment and atmosphere in mixed-phase aqueous systems. The density and size of plastics as well as the density of the liquid phase determines if these plastics will float or diffuse through the liquid.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 4249-4254
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00525E
Nano-scale investigation of organic C sequestration and distribution on Fe oxides during ferrihydrite transformation: effect of Al-substitution
Al-substitution in Fe oxides increased the sorption of aromatic C, which was dominantly bound to the outer layer of the organo–mineral interfaces as the carboxyl C was preferentially sorbed onto the surfaces of Fe oxides.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 4007-4017
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00505K
Water reduction on the facets of Fe(OH)2: an experimental and DFT study
The capacity of Fe(OH)2 to reduce H2O was limited by the predominant distribution of inert (001) facet and high energy barrier of H2O dissociation on acitive (100) facet.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 3407-3416
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00629D
Coupled impact of proteins with different molecular weights and surface charges on TiO2 mobility
The widely present proteins in the natural environment interact with released nanoparticles, which changes the stability, transport, and fate of nanoparticles.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 2773-2787
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00043A
Generation of environmentally persistent free radicals on faceted TiO2 in an ambient environment: roles of crystalline surface structures
The formation of environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) is highly correlated with the structure of mineral crystal surfaces.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 2521-2533
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00240J
Prediction of nanomagnetite stoichiometry (Fe(II)/Fe(III)) under contrasting pH and redox conditions
Magnetite nanoparticles are not chemically stable at pH < 7, which drastically affects their environmental behavior.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 2363-2371
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00112H
Colloidal stabilities and deposition behaviors of chromium (hydr)oxides in the presence of dissolved organic matters: role of coprecipitation and adsorption
The coprecipitation or surface adsorption of dissolved organic matters determined the colloidal stabilities and deposition behaviors of Cr (hydr)oxides.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 2207-2219
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00136E
Nano-biochar modulates the formation of iron plaque through facilitating iron-involved redox reactions on aquatic plant root surfaces
The ubiquitous presence of submicron-sized black carbon (BC) in the water environment makes it inevitably interact with root surfaces of aquatic plants.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 1974-1985
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00032F
Metal-binding processes on nanoplastics: rare earth elements as probes
The presence of nanoplastics in the ocean and soil demonstrates their global distribution in the environment.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 2094-2103
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00048B
Facet-dependent adsorption of aluminum(III) on hematite nanocrystals and the influence on mineral transformation
Enrichment of aluminum(III) in hematite with different crystal faces.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 2073-2085
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00062H
Emerging investigator series: correlating phase composition and geometric structure to the colloidal stability of 2D MoS2 nanomaterials
The study reveals that the interaction with cations, colloidal stability and transport behavior of MoS2 rely on its phase compositions and geometric structures.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 1605-1616
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EN01110C
Oxalate promoted iron dissolution of hematite via proton coupled electron transfer
Oxalate promoted iron dissolution of hematite via proton coupled electron transfer.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 1770-1779
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EN01190A
Formation, aggregation, and transport of NOM–Cr(III) colloids in aquatic environments
This study provides nanoscale and molecular-scale evidence that the formation, stability, and transport of NOM–Cr(III) colloids depend on the C/Cr ratio and NOM source.
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 1133-1145
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EN00861G
Molecular-scale study of Cr(VI) adsorption onto lepidocrocite facets by EXAFS, in situ ATR-FTIR, theoretical frequency calculations and DFT+U techniques
Lepidocrocite, as a ubiquitous iron mineral, is widely detected in different morphologies in natural environments, controlling the mobility and availability of heavy metal ions (HMIs).
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2022,9, 568-581
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EN01085A
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This web collection includes research articles published in Environmental Science: Nano featuring nanomaterial environmental fate studies.