Nanoparticles In Sewage Could Escape Into Bodies Of Water

Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 23:21 in Physics & Chemistry

In a conventional sewage works, nanoparticles should really be bound in the sludge and should not represent a major problem in the aqueous effluent. This is not true, however, as shown by a new study. An astonishing amount was able to leave an experimental sewage works and thus could possibly enter bodies of water.

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