"Nanotechnology and the Environment" by Kathleen Sellers... [et al.]

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.





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.

Contents

Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1 Introduction
Kathleen Sellers
Chapter 2 Nanoscale Materials: Definition and Properties - Kathleen Sellers
Chapter 3 Overview of Manufacturing Processes - Julie Chen and Kathleen Sellers
Chapter 4 Developing Environmental Regulations Pertinent to Nanotechnology - Lynn L. Bergeson
Chapter 5 Analyses of Nanoparticles in the Environment - Marilyn Hoyt
Chapter 6 Environmental Fate and Transport - Chris E. Mackay and Kim M. Henry
Chapter 7 Treatment of Nanoparticles in Wastewater- Kim M. Henry and Kathleen Sellers
Chapter 8 The Potential Ecological Hazard of Nanomaterials - Stephen R. Clough
Chapter 9 Toxicology and Risk Assessment - Chris E. Mackay and Jane Hamblen
Chapter 10 Nanoparticle Use in Pollution Control - Kathleen Sellers
Chapter 11 Balancing the Risks and Rewards - Kathleen Sellers