Code
01N08710
Duration
01 February 2010 → 30 November 2014
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Analytical chemistry
- Sustainable chemistry
- Geology
- Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution
- Environmental science and management
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Medical and health sciences
- Pharmaceutical analysis and quality assurance
Keywords
particle size
nanoparticles
precipitation
toxicity
ICP-MS
bioavailability
aggregation
absorption
metal
coagulation
water
mobility
Project description
The project identifies parameters affecting the fate of metallic nanoparticles released into surface waters and reveals kinetics of transformation processes occurring after such release. In addition, environmental factors affecting remobilization of adsorbed or precipitated metallic nanoparticles into surface waters are studied. Focus is also laid on developing analytical methods to quantify metallic nanoparticles in surface waters.