Environmental Nanoparticles: Separation, Characterization, and Analysis

Dear Colleagues,

Nanoparticles are ubiquitous in terrestrial, aquatic, and air environments. According to their origin, environmental nanoparticles are divided into three main groups: natural, incidental, and engineered ones. Environmental nanoparticles are an integral part of the Earth’s system and their study is a fundamental problem of geo- and environmental sciences. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of information on the fate and impact of nanoparticles in the environment, for example, on homo- and heteroaggregation processes, the sorption of dissolved species, interactions with natural organic matter, the transport of nanoparticulate species, chemical transformations, etc. Generally, the reason for this gap lies in the field of analytical chemistry. The separation of nanoparticles from complex environmental samples (such as soil, dust, volcanic ash, sediments, waters, etc.) and their further characterization and analysis require the development and application of novel efficient procedures and methods.

This Special Issue is designed to gather scientific papers on the separation, characterization, and analysis of nanoparticles for the investigation of their behavior, fate, and impact in environmental compartments. Studies on the detection, isolation, preconcentration, and quantification of environmental nanoparticles are also welcome.

Dr. Petr S. Fedotov
Dr. Mikhail S. Ermolin
Guest Editors

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