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Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44, 7808–7813 Evaluation of Nanocopper Removal of their ionic counterparts. The presence of nanomaterials in biosolids and model wastewater effluents has already been and Toxicity in Municipal reported (6, 7). Nanocopper (CuNP) is currently used in a wide range of Wastewaters applications including fungicides, cosmetics, printers, and electronics (5). In the past, several studies have investigated , † the removal of copper ions in wastewater. A predominant R A J A G O P A L A N G A N E S H , * ‡ ‡ mechanism of copper ion removal is biosorption and sorption J O S H S M E R A L D I , T U R A J H O S S E I N I , † ‡ to materials such as zeolites or bentonite (8-14). Further- L E I L A K H A T I B , B E T T Y H . O L S O N , A N D D I E G O R O S S O ‡ more, depending on the wastewater characteristics, copper can also be removed by coagulation, chemical precipitation, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, 2355 Main Street, Suite 140, or ion exchange in wastewaters (14-16). CuNP, being Irvine, California 92614, and