Nanotechnology Grand Challenge in the Environment: Research

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary.3

Recommendations.8

Introduction to Nanotechnology Grand Challenge in the Environment13

Issue-Specific Chapters:

Nanotechnology Applications for Measurement in the Environment14

Nanotechnology Applications for Sustainable Materials and Resources.24

Nanotechnology Applications for Sustainable Processes.31

Nanotechnology Implications in Natural and Global Processes34

Nanotechnology Implications in Health and the Environment.40

Infrastructure Needs for R&D and Education.45

Appendix A. List of Participants and Contributors47

Appendix B. General Reference Materials.52

Appendix C. Report of the Workshop on “Emerging Issues in Nanoparticle Aerosol Science and

Technology (NAST)”.53

Appendix D. Glossary.55

Appendix E. Index