Contents
1
Environmental Pollution, Its Causes and Impact on Ecosystem . . . .
1
Sushma Negi, Smriti Batoye, Kunal Singh,
and Jaskaran Singh Waraich
2
Nanomaterials; Applications; Implications and Management . . . . . 23
Varsha Dogra, Gurpreet Kaur, Rajeev Kumar, and Sandeep Kumar
3
Environmental Nanotechnology: Its Applications, Effects
and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Teenu Jasrotia, Ganga Ram Chaudhary, Sesha Srinivasan,
and Rajeev Kumar
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Nanoscavengers for the Waste Water Remediation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Anupreet Kaur
5
Development of Environmental Nanosensors for Detection
Monitoring and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Urmila Chakraborty, Gurpreet Kaur, and Ganga Ram Chaudhary
6
Nanotechnology for the Remediation of Heavy Metals . . . . . . . . . . 145
Nikita Dhiman, Raman Kumar, Ajeet Kaushik, and Rajeev Kumar
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Emerging Potential of Nano-Based Techniques for Dye Removal . . . 165
Savita Chaudhary and Pooja Chauhan
8
Nanomaterials for Remediation of Pesticides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Bhupinder Dhir
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Application of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials for Removal
of Hydrocarbons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Avtar Singh, Jaspreet Singh Dhau, and Rajeev Kumar
10 Nanofertilizers and Their Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Bhupinder Dhir
11 Nanopesticides in Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Anupreet Kaur
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