Environmental Nanotechnology : Applications and Impacts of Nanomaterials, 2nd Edition

The groundbreaking text on the impact of nanomaterials on the environment – completely updated to reflect the latest breakthroughs and developments

Co-written by a team of leading experts from around the world, Environmental Nanotechnology provides a thorough look at nanomaterial technologies, their use in engineering applications, and their effect on the environment. The Second Edition expertly addresses the rapid and extensive developments that have taken place in this area over the past decade. Since the release of the first edition, much more has been learned about the impact of nanomaterials on organisms and ecosystems. Methods have been developed where there were few accepted procedures in the past. Thinking has evolved to consider the life cycle effects of nanomaterial production, and tools for risk forecasting are now under development.

The Second Edition of Environmental Nanotechnology has been extensively updated and revised to capture these cutting-edge advances in all-new chapters that include Ecotoxicology Principles for Manufactured Nanomaterials, Nanomaterials in Ecosystems, Risk Forecasting and Life-Cycle Considerations, and Nanotechnology Governance for Sustainable Science and Policy.

Sections Include:

• Overview (Nanotechnology and the Environment)
• Principles and Methods
• Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials
• Environmental Implications

Environmental Nanotechnology will prove invaluable in helping to address the challenges associated with meeting society’s needs for energy and materials in an environmentally responsible fashion.

Introduction

Chapter 1 : Nanotechnology and The Environment
Chapter 2 : Natural, Incidental, and Engineered Nanoparticles

Part I : Principles
Chapter 3 : Nanomaterial Fabrication
Chapter 4 : Characterization & Metrology / Characterization in Complex Media
Chapter 5 : Interfacial Processes and Transport / Principles of Nanoparticle Transport
Chapter 6 : Transformations / Nanoparticle Transformations, Aging, Degradation, Adsorption, Redox, Dissolution
Chapter 7 : Adsorption and Catalysis
Chapter 8 : Photocatalytic Nanoparticles
Chapter 9 : Ecotoxicology Toxicology Assessment / Principles for Assessing Biocompatibility and Toxicity

Part II : Environmental Applications
Chapter 10 : Nano & Groundwater
Chapter 11 : Nano & Membranes
Chapter 12 : Sensors
Chapter 13 : Energy

Part III : Environmental Implications – Exposure & Hazard
Chapter 14 : Risk-Overview-Update – Value Chain, Risk Characterization, Forecasting
Chapter 15 : Exposure: (A) Sources (B) Environmental Fate – Air, Water, Soil, Sediment
Chapter 16 : Intermedia Transfers
Chapter 17 : Biouptake, Biodistributions, Biotransformations
Chapter 18 : Hazards: (A) Human Toxicology (B) Ecotoxicology (C) Systemic Hazards & Ecosystems

Part IV : Science, Engineering, & Society
Chapter 19 : Lca-Nanomaterial Production and Use From a Life-Cycle Perspective / Nanomaterials in Products
Chapter 20 : Risk Forecasting
Chapter 21 : Case Studies

Index