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Mark Wiesner

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708-0287
120 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708-0287

Scholarly Works - Book sections


The NSF-EPA Centers for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology: What They Taught Us

Book section · January 1, 2018 The NSF/EPA-supported Centers for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEINs) offer an example of the critical role that federal governments played in establishing the infrastructure and expertise required to better understand the interactions ... Full text Cite

Life Cycle of Nanoparticles in the Environment: Nanomaterials and Agriculture Application - Life Cycle through Their Direct Application and Indirect Application in Biosludge-Amended Soils

Book section · January 1, 2017 Recently, a global approach of the life cycle releases of nanomaterials (NMs) evaluated the release from wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to biosludges between 75 and 97%. The release of NMs to the soils from different applications except agriculture repr ... Full text Cite

Possible Applications of Fullerene Nanomaterials in Water Treatment and Reuse

Book section · May 6, 2014 Fullerenes are a class of molecules composed entirely of carbon. The first of these molecules, Buckminsterfullerene, was discovered in 1985 and contains 60 carbons in the form of a hollow spherical cage consisting of 12 pentagonal and 20 hexagonal faces. O ... Full text Cite

Impacts and physico-chemical behavior of inorganic nanoparticles in the environment

Book section · November 1, 2013 The specific properties of engineered nanoparticles have been used in many fields (e.g., medicine, cosmetic, electronics, catalysis, and environment). Their increased production and use come along with questions about their environmental and human health i ... Full text Cite

Impacts and physico-chemical behavior of inorganic nanoparticles in the environment

Book section · January 1, 2013 The specific properties of engineered nanoparticles have been used in many fields (e.g., medicine, cosmetic, electronics, catalysis, and environment). Their increased production and use come along with questions about their environmental and human health i ... Full text Cite