This book presents comprehensive reviews on the latest developments of nanotechnologies to detect and remove pollutants in water, air and food. Polymer nanocomposites, nanoparticles from microbes and the application of nanotechnologies for desalination and agriculture are also discussed. Pollution of water and air by contaminants and diseases is a major health issue leading globally to millions of deaths yearly according to the World Health Organization. Such issue requires advanced methods to clean environmental media.

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Dr. Nandita Dasgupta is working as Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow, India. Her areas of interest include advanced materials fabrication and its applications in medicine, food, and biomedical. She is the Associate Editor of Environmental Chemistry Letters. She has received several awards and recognitions from different national and international organizations. She is the elected fellow of the Linnean Society (London) and Bose Science Society. 

Dr. Shivendu Ranjan is Senior Research Associate, at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is Elected Fellow of several scientific societies e.g. Indian Chemical Society, Linnean Society (London), Bose Science Society, and Indian Engineering Teachers Association. His research interests include nanomedicine, biomaterials, and toxicology. He is Associate Editor of Environmental Chemistry Letters and Editorial Board Member of several journals of international repute.

Dr. Eric Lichtfouse is an environmental chemist working at the University of Aix-Marseille, France. He has invented carbon-13 dating. He is teaching scientific writing and communication and has published the book Scientific Writing for Impact Factors. He is the founder and Chief Editor of scientific journals and series in environmental chemistry and agriculture. He got the Analytical Chemistry Prize from the French Chemical Society, the Grand Prize of the Universities of Nancy and Metz, and a Journal Citation Award by the Essential Indicators.

Dr. Bhartendu Nath Mishra is Professor and Head at Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow, India. He has 20+ years of experience in academia and research and is also serving as Dean R&D and Industrial Research at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India. He has published many articles from the interdisciplinary domains of Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, and Bioprinting.

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Chapter 1 Nanocellulose-based Materials for Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater; Nor Asikin Awang, Wan Norharyati Wan Salleh, Norhaniza Yusof, Zulhairun Abdul Karim and Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
Chapter 2. Visible-Light-Responsive Heterostructured Nanophotocatalysts for Organic Pollutants Decomposition; Dian Zhao and Yong Hu
Chapter 3. Conductive Polymer Nanobiosensors; Mitradip Bhattacharjee and Dipankar Bandyopadhyay
Chapter 4. Fabrication and Potential Applications of Nanoporous Membranes for Separation Processes; Oluranti Agboola, Patricia Popoola, Rotimi Sadiku, Samuel Eshorame Sanni, Damilola Elizabeth Babatunde, Adedeji Ayoola and Olubunmi Grace Abatan
Chapter 5. Nanomaterials for effective control of algal blooms in water; Rong Cheng, Liang-jie Shen, Shao-yu Xiang, Dan-yang Dai and Xiang Zheng
Chapter 6. Nanotechnological Developments in Nanofiber-Based Membranes Used for Water Treatment Applications; Erkan Yilmaz and Mustafa Soylak
Chapter 7. Fe-based nanomaterials for removing the environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals in water: a review; Rong Cheng, Mi Kang, Lei Shi, Jin-lin Wang, Xiang Zheng and Jian-long Wang
Chapter 8. Plasmonics, Vibrational Nanospectroscopy and Polymers; Mario D'Acunto
Chapter 9. Phyto-Nanosensors: Advancement of Phytochemicals as an Electrochemical Platform for various Biomedical Applications; Mansi Gandhi, Shiao-Shing Chen, Saikat Sinha Ray, Nilesh Kumar Jaiswal and Shivendu Ranjan
Chapter 10. Nano-adsorbents in wastewater treatment for phosphate and nitrate removal; Nur Diyana Suzaimi, Pei Sean Goh, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Be Cheer Ng and Ahmad Fauzi Ismail