NANOTECHNOLOGY: BENEFITS AND APPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Abstract Science and technology are crucial in the development of new methods, tools, and techniques for addressing specific quantitative and qualitative environmental issues. Nanotechnology has a high efficiency for removing and detecting pollutants in the fields of air, water, and solid waste. Nano-adsorbents, nano-filtration, nano-photocatalysts, magnetic nanoparticles, and nano-sensors are some of the nanotechnology-based methods for water and wastewater treatment, as well as air and pollutant detection. On the basis of nanotechnology's capabilities in eliminating and controlling environmental pollutants, as well as purifying and preventing their spread, it can be considered a green technology and an effective tool for achieving sustainable development