International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 2319 - 1414 5 3 2016 March 22 Engineered Nanoparticles (ENPs) in the Aquatic Environment: A Review 75 79 EN Fatima Munazza 1 Faculty of Science, Department of Geography, The Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan Garima Sharma 1 Department of Environment Science, Central University of Rajasthan, NH 8, Bandar Sindri, Rajasthan, 305817, India K.C. Sharma 2 Department of Environment Science, Central University of Rajasthan, NH 8, Bandar Sindri, Rajasthan, 305817, India P.A. Sarkodie 1 Department of Science Education, University of Education Winneba, Ghana D. Agyapong 2 Department of Science Education, University of Education Winneba, Ghana S. Mumuni 3 Department of Environmental Health and Sanitation, University of Education Winneba, Ghana F.Y. Amponsah 4 Department of Science Education, University of Education Winneba, Ghana A.H. Ahmed 1 Department of Earth Science, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals-31261 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia H. Pratima 1 Department of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Botany, Gulbarga University, Gulabarga, 585106, Karnataka, India Pratima Mathad 2 Department of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Botany, Gulbarga University, Gulabarga, 585106, Karnataka, India Abdul Kadri Yahaya 1 Department of Environmental Science-Osmania University, Hyderabad, India Venkateswar Chinna 2 Department of Botany-Osmania University, Hyderabad, India Ajaz Ali 1 Environmental Protection Agency, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and Department of Environmental Sciences Karakorum International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Hussain Khadim 2 Environmental Protection Agency, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Jarrar Hussain Syed 3 Environmental Protection Agency, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Hussain Nasir 4 Environmental Protection Agency, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Jagruti Rathod 1 3rd Gujarat Ecology Society, Synergy House, Subhanpura, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Jayendra Lakhmapurkar 2 3rd Gujarat Ecology Society, Synergy House, Subhanpura, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Deepa Gavali 3 3rd Gujarat Ecology Society, Synergy House, Subhanpura, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Tejas Patel 4 3rd Gujarat Ecology Society, Synergy House, Subhanpura, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Nisha Singh 5 3rd Gujarat Ecology Society, Synergy House, Subhanpura, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Ishani Patel 6 3rd Gujarat Ecology Society, Synergy House, Subhanpura, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. V.R. Solanki 1 Department of Zoology, Nizam College (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Vasudha Lingampally 2 Department of Zoology, Nizam College (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Mahesh L. 3 Department of Zoology, Nizam College (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Sabita Raja S. 4 Department of Zoology, Nizam College (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Sharmin Yousuf Rikta 1 Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh > Review Paper 2015 12 24 2016 March 22 Environmental behavior of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) is an emerging area of research. Due to the widespread utilization and huge amount of production, ENPs will inevitably end up into the environment such as water and soil through waste disposal and unintentional release. So they are vital environmental concerns because they are more toxic and chemically active per unit mass than their bulk counterparts. But environmental fate and behavior of ENPs presents a crucial obstacle in developing a holistic view of the fate and transport of nanomaterials within the environment and therefore environmental exposure. With respect to the aquatic environment, most nanomaterials interact with natural organic matter (NOM) and other materials found in the aqutic systems that influence the fate and transport of ENPs in water and may also be of significance for their effects on biological systems. This review addresses the better understanding of environmental behavior and fate of ENPs in aquatic environments and their physical and chemical characteristics with toxicity factors. Copyright@ International Science Community Association