en تخصصي Special Systematic Review <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Introduction:</span></span></em></strong> <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">In recent times, one of the most important purposes of sustainable development has been defined as the protection of environmental health. Using appropriate and innovative infrastructures such as nanotechnology is a solution to walk along the path of sustainable development and solves many environmental problems. The purpose of this study is to review the application of carbon nanotubes in the removal of environmental pollutants, based on conducted studies. </span></span><br> <strong><em><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Materials and Methods:</span></span></em></strong> <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">All scientific data related to the issue were collected from scientific databases of Google Scholar, Scopus, Elsevier, and SID to evaluate and conduct the study. Keywords such as</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> carbon nanotubes, environmental pollutant, sustainable development, and environmental health were used. 85 articles were also used in this review research (1993&ndash;2016).</span></span><br> <strong><em><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Results:</span></span></em></strong> <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based on the evaluated studies, the results indicated that common methods of sewage treatment are not enough to remove the mentioned environmental pollutants completely. In the mentioned methods, despite high decomposition, the amount of mineralization has been reduced and the toxicity of wastewaters has remained unchanged or has increased. Adsorption has been propounded due to its simplicity and lower energy consumption compared with other methods. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are unique one-dimensional macromolecules which have high thermal resistance and chemical stability. Adsorption through CNT as the adsorbent in</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> the </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">treatment of drinking water and sewage polluted with pharmaceutical, petroleum, heavy metal, and leachate pollutants has been studied widely. </span></span><br> <strong><em><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Conclusion:</span></span></em></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> This study indicated CNT as effective adsorbents that have high potential to protect the environment and promote sustainable development.&nbsp;</span></span><br> &nbsp;</p> Nanotubes, Carbon,Environmental Pollutant, Conservation of Natural Resources,Environmental Health. 300 311 http://jehsd.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-37&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Bahare Dehdashti Yes Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Hamid Reza Pourzamani No Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Environment Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Mohammad Mehdi Amin No Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Environment Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Mehdi Mokhtari mhimokhtari@gmail.com No Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Fatemeh Babaei No Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.