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International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference
October 7-8, 2008
Chicago, IL
Nanomaterials present:
new opportunities to improve our ability to detect, monitor, control, and
clean up environmental pollutants and contaminants
potential new risks to human health and the environment
This conference followed two previous successful EPA environmental nanotechnology
conferences, the first held in Washington, DC (October 2005) and the second
in Chicago, IL (September 2006) The scope of this conference was expanded
to take on an international perspective, and plenary sessions included keynote
addresses by international experts. The keynotes introduced each of the subtopics
that were highlighted during subsequent concurrent sessions. The following
nanotechnology or nanomaterial subtopics were addressed:
Water Remediation - applications of nanotechnology to decontaminate
surface water or groundwater.
Soil and Sediment Remediation - applications of nanotechnology
to decontaminate soil or sediments.
Water Pollution Control - applications of nanotechnology
to treat water prior to release to the environment or release into drinking
water distribution systems.
Air Pollution Control - applications of nanotechnology to
treat emissions prior to release to the environment or to purify indoor air.
Nano-enabled Sensing - nanotechnology applications to improve
environmental contaminant or pollutant detection.
Environmental Fate & Transport - migration, transformations
(biotic and abiotic), and sinks of nanomaterials in the physical environment
from the point of environmental release to the point of biological exposure
or long-term stable abiotic residence.
Biological Exposure - nanomaterial bioavailability, biological
uptake (& barrier) mechanisms, biotic migration (organismal, cellular
& subcellular), internal biological transformations, bioaccumulation,
and food chain transfer.
Toxicity - biological effects of nanomaterials including
mechanisms of toxicity, modes of action, biotic sensitivities and vulnerabilities
(ecosystem through molecular), and dose-response relationships.
Conference Proceedings for International Perspectives on Environmental Nanotechnology: Applications and Implications Volume 1 (PDF, 296pp., 7.0MB), Volume 2 (PDF, 304pp., 5.4MB)