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| Title |
Transformation of PVP coated silver nanoparticles in a simulated wastewater treatment process and the effect on microbial communities
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| Published in |
BMC Chemistry, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1752-153x-7-46 |
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| Authors |
Casey L Doolette, Mike J McLaughlin, Jason K Kirby, Damien J Batstone, Hugh H Harris, Huoqing Ge, Geert Cornelis |
| Abstract |
Manufactured silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are one of the most commonly used nanomaterials in consumer goods and consequently their concentrations in wastewater and hence wastewater treatment plants are predicted to increase. We investigated the fate of AgNPs in sludge that was subjected to aerobic and anaerobic treatment and the impact of AgNPs on microbial processes and communities. The initial identification of AgNPs in sludge was carried out using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis. The solid phase speciation of silver in sludge and wastewater influent was then examined using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The effects of transformed AgNPs (mainly Ag-S phases) on nitrification, wastewater microbial populations and, for the first time, methanogenesis was investigated. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Germany | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 131 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 126 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 37 | 28% |
| Researcher | 22 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 9% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 14% |
| Unknown | 21 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 34 | 26% |
| Engineering | 18 | 14% |
| Chemistry | 11 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 8% |
| Materials Science | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 19 | 15% |
| Unknown | 34 | 26% |