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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1509-8
Falconer IR, Humpage AR (2005) Health risk assessment of cyanobacterial (blue-green algal)
toxins in drinking water. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2:43–50. https://doi.org/10.3390/
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nanoparticles as adsorbents for arsenic removal. J Hazard Mater 217–218:439–446. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.03.073
Ferroudj N, Nzimoto J, Davidson A, Talbot D, Briot E, Dupuis V, Abramson S (2013) Maghemite
nanoparticles and maghemite/silica nanocomposite microspheres as magnetic Fenton catalysts
for the removal of water pollutants. Appl Catal B Environ 136:9–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
apcatb.2013.01.046
Foster HA, Ditta IB, Varghese S, Steele A (2011) Photocatalytic disinfection using titanium
dioxide: spectrum and mechanism of antimicrobial activity. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
90(6):1847–1868. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-011-3213-7
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wastewater treatment: a review. J Hazard Mater 267:194–205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jhazmat.2013.12.062
Fu Y, iQin L, Huang DL, Zeng G, Lai C, Li B, He JF, Yi H, Zhang M, Cheng M, Wen XF (2019)
Chitosan functionalized activated coke for Au nanoparticles anchoring: green synthesis and
catalytic activities in hydrogenation of nitrophenols and azo dyes. Appl Catal B Environ
255:117740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.05.042
Gajda S (1996) Synthetic dyes based on environmental considerations. Dyes Pigments 30:1–20.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0143-7208(95)00048-8
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composites: a rising star in water purification – a comprehensive overview. ChemistrySelect
1:4358–4385. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201600693
Gao Y, Pu X, Zhang D, Ding G, Shao X, Ma J (2012) Combustion synthesis of graphene oxide–
TiO 2 hybrid materials for photodegradation of methyl orange. Carbon 50:4093–4101. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2012.04.057
Gaya UI, Abdullah AH (2008) Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants
over TiO 2 . J Photochem Photobiol C: Photochem Rev 9:1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jphotochemrev.2007.12.003
Gomez-Solís C, Ballesteros JC, Torres-Martínez LM et al (2015) Rapid synthesis of ZnO nanocorncobs from Nital solution and its application in the photodegradation of methyl orange.
J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 298:49–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2014.10.012
Grey D, Garrick D, Blackmore D, Kelman J, Muller M, Sadof C (2013) Water security in one blue
planet: twenty-first century policy challenges for science. Philos Trans R Soc Lond A Math Phys
Eng Sci 371:20120406. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2012.0406
Gueye MT, Palma LD, Allahverdeyeva G (2016) Hexavalent chromium reduction by nano zero
valent iron in soil. Chem Eng Trans 47:289–294. https://doi.org/10.3303/CET1647049
Gunarani GI, Raman AB, Kumar JD, Natarajan S, Jegadeesan GB (2019) Biogenic synthesis of Fe
and NiFe nanoparticles using Terminalia bellirica extracts for water treatment applications.
Mater Lett 247:90–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.03.104
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transition metal incorporated ZnO. J Alloys Compd 433:237–240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jallcom.2006.06.045
El-Temsah YS, Oughton DH, Joner EJ (2013) Effects of nano-sized zero-valent iron on DDT
degradation and residual toxicity in soil: a column experiment. Plant Soil 368(1/2):189–200.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1509-8
Falconer IR, Humpage AR (2005) Health risk assessment of cyanobacterial (blue-green algal)
toxins in drinking water. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2:43–50. https://doi.org/10.3390/
ijerph2005010043
Fawell J, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ (2003) Contaminants in drinking water. Br Med Bull 68:199–208.
https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldg027
Fei J, Li J (2010) Metal oxide nanomaterials for water treatment. In: Kumar CS
(ed) Nanotechnologies for the life sciences. Wiley, Weinheim. https://doi.org/10.1002/
9783527610419.ntls0145
Feng L, Cao M, Ma X, Zhu Y, Hu C (2012) Superparamagnetic high-surface-area Fe 3 O 4
nanoparticles as adsorbents for arsenic removal. J Hazard Mater 217–218:439–446. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.03.073
Ferroudj N, Nzimoto J, Davidson A, Talbot D, Briot E, Dupuis V, Abramson S (2013) Maghemite
nanoparticles and maghemite/silica nanocomposite microspheres as magnetic Fenton catalysts
for the removal of water pollutants. Appl Catal B Environ 136:9–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
apcatb.2013.01.046
Foster HA, Ditta IB, Varghese S, Steele A (2011) Photocatalytic disinfection using titanium
dioxide: spectrum and mechanism of antimicrobial activity. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
90(6):1847–1868. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-011-3213-7
Fu F, Dionysiou DD, Liu H (2014) The use of zero-valent iron for groundwater remediation and
wastewater treatment: a review. J Hazard Mater 267:194–205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jhazmat.2013.12.062
Fu Y, iQin L, Huang DL, Zeng G, Lai C, Li B, He JF, Yi H, Zhang M, Cheng M, Wen XF (2019)
Chitosan functionalized activated coke for Au nanoparticles anchoring: green synthesis and
catalytic activities in hydrogenation of nitrophenols and azo dyes. Appl Catal B Environ
255:117740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.05.042
Gajda S (1996) Synthetic dyes based on environmental considerations. Dyes Pigments 30:1–20.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0143-7208(95)00048-8
Gandhi MR, Vasudevan S, Shibayama A, Yamada M (2016) Graphene and graphene-based
composites: a rising star in water purification – a comprehensive overview. ChemistrySelect
1:4358–4385. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201600693
Gao Y, Pu X, Zhang D, Ding G, Shao X, Ma J (2012) Combustion synthesis of graphene oxide–
TiO 2 hybrid materials for photodegradation of methyl orange. Carbon 50:4093–4101. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2012.04.057
Gaya UI, Abdullah AH (2008) Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants
over TiO 2 . J Photochem Photobiol C: Photochem Rev 9:1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jphotochemrev.2007.12.003
Gomez-Solís C, Ballesteros JC, Torres-Martínez LM et al (2015) Rapid synthesis of ZnO nanocorncobs from Nital solution and its application in the photodegradation of methyl orange.
J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 298:49–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2014.10.012
Grey D, Garrick D, Blackmore D, Kelman J, Muller M, Sadof C (2013) Water security in one blue
planet: twenty-first century policy challenges for science. Philos Trans R Soc Lond A Math Phys
Eng Sci 371:20120406. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2012.0406
Gueye MT, Palma LD, Allahverdeyeva G (2016) Hexavalent chromium reduction by nano zero
valent iron in soil. Chem Eng Trans 47:289–294. https://doi.org/10.3303/CET1647049
Gunarani GI, Raman AB, Kumar JD, Natarajan S, Jegadeesan GB (2019) Biogenic synthesis of Fe
and NiFe nanoparticles using Terminalia bellirica extracts for water treatment applications.
Mater Lett 247:90–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.03.104
3 Metal and Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Wastewater Decontamination
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