The role of nanotechnology in tackling global water challenges

Meagan S. Mauter; Ines Zucker; François Perreault; Jay R. Werber; Jae Hong Kim; Menachem Elimelech

doi:10.1038/s41893-018-0046-8

The role of nanotechnology in tackling global water challenges

Meagan S. Mauter, Ines Zucker, François Perreault, Jay R. Werber, Jae Hong Kim, Menachem Elimelech

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Sustainable provision of safe, clean and adequate water supply is a global challenge. Water treatment and desalination technologies remain chemically and energy intensive, ineffective in removing key trace contaminants, and poorly suited to deployment in decentralized (distributed) water treatment systems globally. Several recent efforts have sought to leverage the reactive and tunable properties of nanomaterials to address these technological shortcomings. This Review assesses the potential applications of nanomaterials in advancing sustainable water treatment systems and proposes ways to evaluate the environmental risks and social acceptance of nanotechnology-enabled water treatment processes. Future areas of research necessary to realize safe deployment of promising nanomaterial applications are also identified.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	166-175
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	1
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0046-8
State	Published - 1 Apr 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Global and Planetary Change
Food Science
Geography, Planning and Development
Ecology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Urban Studies
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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