DownloadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2024

Nanotechnology and the Environment

Christopher Mackay author Kathleen Sellers author Lynn L Bergeson author Stephen R Clough author Marilyn Hoyt author Julie Chen author Kim Henry author Jane Hamblen author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:25th Sep '19

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

This paperback is available in another edition too:

Nanotechnology and the Environment cover

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.

ISBN: 9780367387068

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

294 pages