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Chemistry International
From the journal Chemistry International Volume 39 Issue 2

Baoshan Xing, Chad D. Vecitis, and Nicola Senesi (Eds)

Wiley 2016, ISBN: 978-1-119-27582-4

Engineered nanoparticles (ENP, 1-100 nm) are found in an increasing number of consumer and food products (such as shampoos, paints, chewing gums) and applications (e.g., biomedical, electronic, industrial, and environmental) due to the rapid development and implementation of nanotechnology. This technology is one of the most promising new research areas of the 21st century and will have dramatic impacts across all scientific fields. Due to their anticipated high-volume production and widespread use, ENP will be unavoidably introduced into the environment during the intentional application, accidental release, and end of life-cycle disposal of ENP-enabled products. For example, ENP have already been reported to enter the environment as a result of ENP-containing paint. Recent toxicological data raises concern over the environmental and health impact of ENP, which will largely be determined by their fate, distribution, and bioavailability. However, there is also a great deal of potential benefit to society and the world in the discovery, synthesis, and application of nanomaterials. There is a need to systematically collect, integrate, and disseminate the latest information, data, and knowledge on all the aspects related to ENP and the environment (e.g., detection, toxicity, transformation, modeling, application). This interdisciplinary book uses a systematic approach, bringing together world-renowned international scientists on the subject matter in order to integrate the latest discoveries and developments in, as well as the future prospects for, research of ENP in the environment and ecosystems. We envision this book will be useful for the sustainable development of nanotechnology.

There are 22 chapters in this book, divided into three parts. Part I has 5 chapters, focusing on the synthesis, application, detection, and characterization of engineered nanoparticles. Part II has 9 chapters, focusing on the environmental release, fate, distribution, and modeling of engineered nanoparticles. Part III has 8 chapters, focusing on the toxicity and risk assessment of engineered nanoparticles under different scenarios. The combination of these 22 chapters provides a comprehensive overview of the characterization, application, environmental processing, modeling, toxicity, and risk assessment of engineered nanoparticles.

This book is a critical and useful reference book for scientists, engineers, professionals, policy makers, and government regulators who are interested in the biophysico-chemical processes and applications of engineered nanomaterials. This book is also an important addition to the existing literature on the subject matter. Further, this book can be used by undergraduate and graduate students, as well as instructors and professors in environmental, aquatic, soil, agricultural, nano, marine, atmospheric, geological, ecological, biological, and chemical science and engineering. The book chapter authors are recognized as leading authorities in their field of research and each chapter was rigorously peer reviewed, similar to refereed journal articles.

This book is Volume IV of the Wiley-IUPAC series in Biophysico-Chemical Processes in Environmental Systems, and is the outcome of IUPAC project 2011-019-1-600, sponsored by Division VI-Chemistry and the Environment. It was published by Wiley in October 2016 with a total of 484+XIII pages. The book is available in both electronic (ISBN: 9781119275824) and print (ISBN: 9781119275848) versions.

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