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Nanotechnology and the environment / Robert V. Neumann, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2010]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781617618093
  • 1617618098
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Nanotechnology and the environmentDDC classification:
  • 620/.5 22
LOC classification:
  • TD196.N36
Online resources:
Contents:
""NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ""; ""NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE* ""; ""NANOTECHNOLOGY WHITE PAPER ""; ""FOREWORD ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""1.1. PURPOSE ""; ""1.2. NANOTECHNOLOGY DEFINED ""; ""1.2.1 Converging Technologies ""; ""1.3. WHY NANOTECHNOLOGY IS IMPORTANT TO EPA ""; ""1.4. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT ""; ""1.4.1. Federal Agencies �a�? The National Nanotechnology Initiative ""; ""1.4.2. Efforts of Other Stakeholders ""; ""1.4.3. International Activities ""
""1.5. WHAT EPA IS DOING WITH RESPECT TO NANOTECHNOLOGY""""1.5.1. EPA�a�?s Nanotechnology Research Activities ""; ""1.5.2. Regional Nanotechnology Research Activities for Remediation ""; ""1.5.3. Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Activities Related to Nanoscale Materials ""; ""1.5.4. Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Transportation and Air Quality -- Nanomaterials Registration Applications ""; ""1.5.5. Office of Pesticide Programs to Regulate Nano-Pesticide Products ""; ""1.5.6. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response ""
""1.5.7. Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance """"1.5.8. Communication and Outreach ""; ""1.6. OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY ""; ""2.1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2.2. BENEFITS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS ""; ""2.2.1. Remediation/Treatment ""; ""2.2.2. Sensors ""; ""2.3. BENEFITS THROUGH OTHER APPLICATIONS THAT SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY ""; ""2.3.1. Water ""; ""2.3.2. Energy""; ""2.3.3. Materials ""; ""2.3.4. Fuel Additives ""; ""RISK ASSESSMENT OF NANOMATERIALS ""; ""3.1. INTRODUCTION ""
""3.2. CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS """"3.3. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE OF NANOMATERIALS ""; ""3.3.1. Fate of Nanomaterials in Air ""; ""3.3.2. Fate of Nanomaterials in Soil ""; ""3.3.3. Fate of Nanomaterials in Water ""; ""3.3.4 Biodegradation of Nanomaterials ""; ""3.3.5. Bioavailability and Bioaccumulation of Nanomaterials ""; ""3.3.6. Potential for Toxic Transformation Products from Nanomaterials ""; ""3.3.7. Interactions between Nanomaterials and Organic or Inorganic Contaminants: Effects and the Potential for Practical Applications ""
""3.3.8. Applicability of Current Environmental Fate and Transport Models to Nanomaterials """"3.4. ENVIRONMENTAL DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF NANOMATERIALS ""; ""3.5. HUMAN EXPOSURES AND THEIR MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL ""; ""3.5.1. Exposure to Nanomaterials ""; ""3.5.2. Populations and Sources of Exposure ""; ""3.5.2.1. Occupational Exposure ""; ""3.5.2.2. Release and General Population Exposure ""; ""3.5.3. Exposure Routes ""; ""3.5.3.1. Inhalation Exposure ""; ""3.5.3.2. Ingestion Exposure ""; ""3.5.3.3. Dermal Exposure ""; ""3.5.3.4. Ocular Exposure ""
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""NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ""; ""NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE* ""; ""NANOTECHNOLOGY WHITE PAPER ""; ""FOREWORD ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""1.1. PURPOSE ""; ""1.2. NANOTECHNOLOGY DEFINED ""; ""1.2.1 Converging Technologies ""; ""1.3. WHY NANOTECHNOLOGY IS IMPORTANT TO EPA ""; ""1.4. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT ""; ""1.4.1. Federal Agencies �a�? The National Nanotechnology Initiative ""; ""1.4.2. Efforts of Other Stakeholders ""; ""1.4.3. International Activities ""

""1.5. WHAT EPA IS DOING WITH RESPECT TO NANOTECHNOLOGY""""1.5.1. EPA�a�?s Nanotechnology Research Activities ""; ""1.5.2. Regional Nanotechnology Research Activities for Remediation ""; ""1.5.3. Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Activities Related to Nanoscale Materials ""; ""1.5.4. Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Transportation and Air Quality -- Nanomaterials Registration Applications ""; ""1.5.5. Office of Pesticide Programs to Regulate Nano-Pesticide Products ""; ""1.5.6. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response ""

""1.5.7. Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance """"1.5.8. Communication and Outreach ""; ""1.6. OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY ""; ""2.1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2.2. BENEFITS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS ""; ""2.2.1. Remediation/Treatment ""; ""2.2.2. Sensors ""; ""2.3. BENEFITS THROUGH OTHER APPLICATIONS THAT SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY ""; ""2.3.1. Water ""; ""2.3.2. Energy""; ""2.3.3. Materials ""; ""2.3.4. Fuel Additives ""; ""RISK ASSESSMENT OF NANOMATERIALS ""; ""3.1. INTRODUCTION ""

""3.2. CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS """"3.3. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE OF NANOMATERIALS ""; ""3.3.1. Fate of Nanomaterials in Air ""; ""3.3.2. Fate of Nanomaterials in Soil ""; ""3.3.3. Fate of Nanomaterials in Water ""; ""3.3.4 Biodegradation of Nanomaterials ""; ""3.3.5. Bioavailability and Bioaccumulation of Nanomaterials ""; ""3.3.6. Potential for Toxic Transformation Products from Nanomaterials ""; ""3.3.7. Interactions between Nanomaterials and Organic or Inorganic Contaminants: Effects and the Potential for Practical Applications ""

""3.3.8. Applicability of Current Environmental Fate and Transport Models to Nanomaterials """"3.4. ENVIRONMENTAL DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF NANOMATERIALS ""; ""3.5. HUMAN EXPOSURES AND THEIR MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL ""; ""3.5.1. Exposure to Nanomaterials ""; ""3.5.2. Populations and Sources of Exposure ""; ""3.5.2.1. Occupational Exposure ""; ""3.5.2.2. Release and General Population Exposure ""; ""3.5.3. Exposure Routes ""; ""3.5.3.1. Inhalation Exposure ""; ""3.5.3.2. Ingestion Exposure ""; ""3.5.3.3. Dermal Exposure ""; ""3.5.3.4. Ocular Exposure ""

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