A network perspective reveals decreasing material diversity in studies on nanoparticle interactions with dissolved organic matter.

ABSTRACT: Dissolved organic matter (DOM) strongly influences the properties and fate of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in aquatic environments. There is an extensive body of experiments on interactions between DOM and ENPs and also larger particles. [We denote particles on the nano- and micrometer scale as particulate matter (PM).] However, the experimental results are very heterogeneous, and a general mechanistic understanding of DOM-PM interactions is still missing. In this situation, recent reviews have called to expand the range of DOM and ENPs studied. Therefore, our work focuses on the diversity of the DOM and PM types investigated. Because the experimental results reported in the literature are highly disparate and difficult to structure, a new format of organizing, visualizing, and interpre

SUBMITTER: Sani-Kast N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5347594 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature