Nanotechnology and the environment
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Kathleen Sellers; et al
- ناشر : Boca Raton : CRC Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2009
- شابک / ISBN : 9781420060195
Description
Chapter 1 Introduction.........................................................................................1 Kathleen Sellers Chapter 2 Nanoscale Materials: Definition and Properties............................ 11 Kathleen Sellers Chapter 3 Overview of Manufacturing Processes............................................ 33 Julie Chen and Kathleen Sellers Chapter 4 Developing Environmental Regulations Pertinent to Nanotechnology.................................................................................49 Lynn L. Bergeson Chapter 5 Analyses of Nanoparticles in the Environment..............................99 Marilyn Hoyt Chapter 6 Environmental Fate and Transport............................................... 123 Chris E. Mackay and Kim M. Henry Chapter 7 Treatment of Nanoparticles in Wastewater................................... 155 Kim M. Henry and Kathleen Sellers Chapter 8 The Potential Ecological Hazard of Nanomaterials..................... 169 Stephen R. Clough Chapter 9 Toxicology and Risk Assessment.................................................... 193 Chris E. Mackay and Jane Hamblen vi Nanotechnology and the Environment Chapter 10 Nanoparticle Use in Pollution Control.........................................225 Kathleen Sellers Chapter 11 Balancing the Risks and Rewards................................................249 Kathleen Sellers
From the Publisher: Nanomaterials' unique properties offer revolutionary means to optimize a variety of products, including electronics, textiles, paintings and coatings, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. However, these same properties mean that nanoscale materials can behave differently in the human body and the environment than conventional materials. Nanotechnology and the Environment provides the fundamental basis needed to assess and understand the life cycle of nanomaterials. It begins with a general explanation of nanomaterials, their properties, and their uses and describes the processes used to manufacture nanoscale materials. Subsequent chapters furnish information on the analysis of nanomaterials in the environment and their fate and transport, including the effects of wastewater treatment on nanomaterials. The book discusses possible risks to human health and the environment and the environment, and describes developing regulations to manage those risks. Given the potential risks, the book explores the apparent paradox of using nanomaterials in environmental remediation. The final chapter discusses frameworks for evaluating the balance between risk and reward as nanomaterials are manufactured, used and released to the environment.
