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Introducing the "nano-world" / Nanoparticles acting as condensation nuclei: water droplet formation and incorporation / Nanoparticles in groundwater: occurrence and applications / Composition and transport behavior of soil nanocolloids in natural porous media / Removal of organic and inorganic pollutants and pathogens from wastewater and drinking water using nanoparticles: a review / Adsorption/desorption behavior of charged polymer nanoparticles on a mineral surface in an aqueous environment / X-ray spectromicroscopy studies of nanoparticles in aqueous media / In situ measurements on suspended nanoparticles with visible laser light, infrared light, and x-rays / Coupling techniques to quantify nanoparticles and to characterize their interactions with water constituents / Nanoparticles: interaction with microorganisms / Ecotoxicology of engineered nanoparticles / Standardisation /