Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water: Solutions for Improving Water Quality (Micro & Nano Technologies) (Micro and Nano Technologies)

by Mamadou Diallo (Author), Anita Street (Editor), Anita Street (Author), Jeremiah Duncan (Author), Nora Savage (Author), Richard Sustich (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2009

  $271.95

  The World Health Organization in 2004 estimated approximately 1.1 billion people did not have access to clean water and that 35 per cent of Third World residents died from water-borne illnesses. This work highlights both the challenges and the opportunities for nanotechnology to positively influence this area of environmental protection.