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Splendid Role of Nanoparticles as Antimicrobial Agents in Wastewater Treatment

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In modern era, the treatment of wastewater requires other advanced technologies for offering clean water supply. Treatment of wastewater is requisite, as the untreated wastewater is a common source of chemical pollutants and microbial pathogens and causes contamination of surrounding water and land sources. The science of ‘nanotechnology’ can present excellent potential in advancement of wastewater treatment methods for safer disposal or further utilization of treated wastewater. Development and synthesis of nanoparticles and other nanomaterials and determining their efficacy for removal of aquatic pollutants are burning areas of research in nanoscience world. The unique physiochemical properties of nanoparticles present wide-spectrum antimicrobial activities for eliminating risks of waterborne diseases. These particles inactivate microbial pathogens through showing broad arrays of mechanisms of antimicrobial actions. Nanoparticles also remove other inorganic and organic sources of contaminants from wastewater and exhibit their potential use in wastewater management. This chapter focuses on basic introduction of nanoparticles and their possible application as disinfectants in wastewater treatment processes.

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Upadhayay, V.K., Khan, A., Singh, J., Singh, A.V. (2019). Splendid Role of Nanoparticles as Antimicrobial Agents in Wastewater Treatment. In: Bharagava, R. (eds) Environmental Contaminants: Ecological Implications and Management . Microorganisms for Sustainability, vol 14. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7904-8_6

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