@inproceedings{b6cd6d62931a404e85ef62ccb6ac0041,
title = "Fate, transport and toxicity of nanomaterials in drinking water",
abstract = "The properties and fate of nanomaterials in water affects their potential environmental impacts and risk for human exposure. In this study, the physicochemical characteristics of six commercial metal oxide nanoparticles, a lab-synthesized hematite nanoparticle and a water-soluble CdTe quantum dots (QDs), their removal from water by conventional drinking water treatment processes and their toxicity on cells were examined. These nanomaterials exhibited different stability in water and conventional water treatment could not remove them completely. Toxicity studies showed that TiO2 nanomaterials could flatten down the microvilli of cells, decrease Trans-epithelial Electrical Resistance (TEER) and pass through the epithelial cells. These results imply that nanomaterials in drinking water may pose a potential exposure risk for human.",
keywords = "Aggregate, Flocculation, Removal, Stability, Toxicity",
author = "Yang Zhang and Koeneman, {Brian A.} and Yongsheng Chen and Paul Westerhoff and David Capco and John Crittenden",
year = "2007",
month = aug,
day = "23",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "1420063421",
series = "2007 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2007, Technical Proceedings",
pages = "678--680",
booktitle = "2007 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2007, Technical Proceedings",
note = "2007 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2007 ; Conference date: 20-05-2007 Through 24-05-2007",
}