Quick Search:    advanced search

GSW Home   GeoRef Home   My GSW Alerts   Contact GSW   About GSW   Journals List   Help

This Article Figures Only Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Hochella, M. F. Articles by Madden, A. S. Search for Related Content GeoRef GeoRef Citation

Earth's Nano-Compartment for Toxic Metals

¹ NanoGeoscience and Technology Laboratory
Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24041-0420, USA
E-mail: hochella{at}vt.edu
² Present address: Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6036, USA

Nanoscale materials, both inorganic and organic, are ubiquitous in the environment. Recent investigations into the nanoscale chemistry and mineralogy of toxic metal distribution in nature have revealed novel and unexpected insights. Additionally, corresponding advances in the field of nanoscience have demonstrated that the physical properties and reactivity of nanomaterials vary dramatically as a function of material size. Geoscientists are uncovering a fascinating story of how the immense surface area, unusual properties, and widespread distribution of natural nanomaterials often affect the fate of toxic metals in surprising ways.

KEYWORDS: mineral nanoparticles, toxic metals, nanoscience

This article has been cited by other articles:

				B. Fubini and I. Fenoglio Toxic Potential of Mineral Dusts Elements, December 1, 2007; 3(6): 407 - 414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]