Environmental application of nanomaterials and metal-reducing bacteria to remediate arsenic-contaminated groundwater

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2011 Feb;11(2):1589-92. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2011.3411.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to remediate As-contaminated groundwater using both nanomaterials and metal-reducing bacteria. In the batch experiment, a set of Pd-akaganeite in combination with the bacteria removed 95% of the arsenic from the contaminated groundwater. This result suggested that nanotechnology and biotechnology has the potential to create novel and effective treatment technologies for arsenic-contaminated groundwater.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Arsenic / isolation & purification
  • Arsenic / metabolism*
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Chemical Precipitation
  • Clostridium / metabolism*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Nanostructures* / chemistry
  • Nanostructures* / ultrastructure
  • Nanotechnology
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / isolation & purification
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / metabolism*

Substances

  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Arsenic