Soil Remediation Applications of Nanotechnology

Risky Ayu Kristanti (Research Center for Oceanography, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Pasir Putih I, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Rachael Mei Yen Liong (Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, Miri, Malaysia)
Tony Hadibarata (Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, Miri, Malaysia)

Tropical Aquatic and Soil Pollution
Vol. 1 Iss. 1 (2021)

With the growth of urbanization, the anthropogenic activities have increased and thus increase occurrence of soil contaminants. In order to eliminate the contaminants in soil environment, the application of nanotechnology for soil remediation has become a great concern in the world. This review will discuss about the fate of contaminants in soil environment; the mechanisms of nanotechnology with various types of nanomaterials for the soil remediation; the advantages and disadvantage of nanomaterials towards the terrestrial organisms, human health as well as the soil environment; and the challenges of using nanotechnology for soil remediation.