Abstract
Nanoscience and nanotechnology brought together scientists, engineers, clinicians, and others to develop new technologies for next-generation nanomaterials for varieties of applications in the areas of electronics, construction, biomedical, water treatment, batteries, capacitors, catalysis, sensing, health care, safety, securities, agriculture, and so on. However, their ever-increasing demands and rigorous industrial exploitation finally discharge them to the aquatic or soil environment, which in turn creates a compelling need to understand their toxicity and biosafety. In particular, their fate and potential hazard to the environment need to be taken care of by systematic and detailed evaluation of their dissolution characteristics in the environment and their interactions with the organisms. This chapter delineates the recent advances in understanding the potential hazard of nanomaterials to the aquatic or soil environment. The pros, cons, and critical issues pertaining to the disposition of these nanomaterials to the environment and the current research trends and future prospects are also briefly discussed in this chapter.
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