Technologie et société  
Informatics and Sustainability
Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
Life Cycle Assessment and Modelling
Sustainable Technology Cooperation

 

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The anticipated increase in nanoparticle production in the next years makes exposure of the environment to these materials more and more likely. On the other hand nanomaterials hold great promise for more energy and material efficient products and processes and also for environmental clean-up or water treatment. Assessing the benefits and risks of nanomaterials in products and applications therefore requires a better understanding of their chemistry, mobility, bioavailability, and ecotoxicity in the environment.

It was the aim of this conference to gather researchers working at the forefront of nanoparticles in the environent to present, discuss and review the data existing on applications and behavior of nanoparticles in the environent.

 

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from left: Behra, Studer, Nowack, Wiesner

Organizers

Bernd Nowack, Empa, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Renata Behra, Eawag, Dübendorf, Switzerland

Christof Studer, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland

Mark Wiesner, Duke University, USA

Paolo Demaria, Zurich, Switzerland

 

 

last updated May 21, 2008, by B. Nowack

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