Nanoparticles in the Water Cycle; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introducing the Nano-world; 1.1 Setting the Scene; 1.2 Surface Area and Surface Properties; 1.3 Surface Charge; 1.4 Water Cycle; 1.5 Analytical Tools and Characterization Systems; 1.6 Conclusions; References; 2 Nanoparticles Acting as Condensation Nuclei Water Droplet Formation and Incorporation; 2.1 Condensation of Water Vapour onto Aerosol Particles; 2.2 Experimental Verification I: Water Uptake; 2.3 Experimental Verification II: Inhibition of Water Condensation; 2.4 Particle Collection During Precipitation 2.5 ConclusionsReferences; 3 Nanoparticles in Groundwater Occurrence and Applications; 3.1 Nanoparticles in Groundwater; 3.1.1 Occurrence and Stability of Nanoparticles; 3.1.2 Transport Properties; 3.1.3 Nanoparticles in Remediation Applications; 3.2 Nanoparticles at the Interface; 3.3 Sampling of Nanoparticles; References; 4 Composition and Transport Behavior of Soil Nanocolloids in Natural Porous Media; 4.1 Materials and Methods; 4.2 Results and Discussion; 4.2.1 Soil Nanocolloid Characteristics; 4.2.1.1 Mineral Nanocolloids; 4.2.1.2 Bio-nanocolloids; 4.2.1.3 Other Colloids 4.2.2 Nanocolloid Transport Behavior4.2.2.1 Mineral Nanocolloids; 4.2.2.2 Bio-nanocolloids; 4.2.3 Facilitated Transport of Pollutants; 4.2.3.1 Metals; 4.2.3.2 Herbicides; 4.2.4 Potential Mechanisms; 4.3 Conclusions; References; 5 Removal of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants and Pathogens from Wastewater and Drinking Water Using Nanoparticles A Review; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Removal of Pollutants by Nanoparticles; 5.2.1 Removal of Inorganic Pollutants; 5.2.2 Removal of Organic Contaminants; 5.3 Removal of Pathogens; 5.4 Nano-sensors for Water Quality Monitoring 5.5 Removal of Nanoparticles from Treated Waters5.6 Feasibility and Economic Considerations; 5.7 Conclusions; References; 6 Adsorption/Desorption Behavior of Charged Polymer Nanoparticles on a Mineral Surface in an Aqueous Environment; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Atomic Force Microscopy: A Key to Investigate Topography and Material Contrast on the Nanometer Scale; 6.3 Ex Situ AFM Investigations of Anionic and Cationic Polymer Nanoparticles Adsorbed on Mica Substrates; 6.3.1 Motivation for Ex Situ AFM Studies; 6.3.2 Ex Situ AFM Studies: Experimental Details 6.3.3 Adsorption of Anionic Polymer Nanoparticles6.3.4 Adsorption of Cationic Polymer Nanoparticles; 6.4 In Situ AFM Investigations of Adsorption and Desorption of Cationic Polymer Nanoparticles on Mica Substrates; 6.4.1 Motivation for In Situ AFM Studies; 6.4.2 In Situ AFM Studies: Experimental Details; 6.4.3 In Situ AFM Investigation of the Adsorption of Cationic Polymer Nanoparticles; 6.4.4 In Situ AFM Investigations of the Desorption of Cationic Polymer Nanoparticles; 6.5 Conclusions; References; 7 X-Ray Spectromicroscopy Studies of Nanoparticles in Aqueous Media 7.1 X-Ray Spectromicroscopy | 
