2024
Trends, risks and opportunities in environmental nanotechnology
Huang X, Auffan M, Eckelman M, Elimelech M, Kim J, Rose J, Zuo K, Li Q, Alvarez P. Trends, risks and opportunities in environmental nanotechnology. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 2024, 5: 572-587. DOI: 10.1038/s43017-024-00567-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEngineered nanomaterialsRelease of ENMsRisks of engineered nanomaterialsENM concentrationsImpact of engineered nanomaterialsPredicted no-effect concentrationWater treatmentHealth risksEnvironmental applicationsNo-effect concentrationPotential environmental applicationsPotential dischargeEnvironmental health risksLife cycle analysisSynthesized materialsReduced toxicityPollution remediationSewage effluentIncidental releaseEnvironmental nanotechnologyReduced riskEnvironmental impactRiskHealth impactsEnvironmental benefits
2020
Tunable Molybdenum Disulfide-Enabled Fiber Mats for High-Efficiency Removal of Mercury from Water
Fausey CL, Zucker I, Lee DE, Shaulsky E, Zimmerman J, Elimelech M. Tunable Molybdenum Disulfide-Enabled Fiber Mats for High-Efficiency Removal of Mercury from Water. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, 12: 18446-18456. PMID: 32227872, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b22823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMercury removalOptimal fabrication techniqueNovel environmental applicationsAqueous mercury removalTimes higher adsorptionPristine carbon fibersNanofibrous matsMercury adsorption capacityMercury removal mechanismHigh-efficiency removalReduction-oxidation reactionsFabrication techniquesHigher mercury removalSolvothermal methodCarbon nanofibersMolybdenum disulfideSelective sensingSitu MoSynthesis methodEnvironmental applicationsPhysicochemical adsorptionAdsorption capacityWater decontaminationHigh adsorptionDifferent morphologies
2018
Editing nature: Local roots of global governance
Kofler N, Collins JP, Kuzma J, Marris E, Esvelt K, Nelson MP, Newhouse A, Rothschild LJ, Vigliotti VS, Semenov M, Jacobsen R, Dahlman JE, Prince S, Caccone A, Brown T, Schmitz OJ. Editing nature: Local roots of global governance. Science 2018, 362: 527-529. PMID: 30385564, DOI: 10.1126/science.aat4612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal communitiesGene-editing techniquesContext-dependent impactsMost policy discussionsEcological disturbancesIsland habitatsCollective oversightClimate changeEvolutionary resistanceWild speciesLocal inputGene editingTarget mutationsSpeciesCommunityCRISPREnvironmental applicationsEcosystemsHabitatsResponsible applicationExtinctionProfound benefitsInternational levelUnprecedented capacityPolicy discussions
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