Research topics

• Modeling the flows of engineered nanomaterials to the environment
• Modeling the flows of plastic and microplastic through the anthroposphere and into the environment
• Hazard assessment of nanomaterials and microplastics
• Assessing environmental risks of nanomaterials and microplastics
• Experimental research about release of nanomaterials from products
• Experimental research about release of microplastics from textiles
• Impact assessment of nanomaterials and microplastics in LCA

 

Address:

Prof. Dr. Bernd Nowack
Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Technology & Society Laboratory
Environmental Risk Assessment and Management Group
Lerchenfeldstrasse 5
CH-9014 St. Gallen
Tel.: +41 (0)58 765 76 92
Fax: +41 (0)58 765 74 99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nowack@ito.umnw.ethz.ch, bn3@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu, nowack@eawag.ch, bernd.nowack@empa.ch, nowack@env.ethz.ch,

bernd.nowack@env.ethz.ch

 

ETH Zürich Zurich Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems (ITES), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, ITO, Soil Protection Group,

Eawag Dübendorf

 

Rainer Schulin

Laura Sigg

Alan Stone

Urs von Gunten

 

novack, nowak, novak

Bernd, Berndt, Bernt, Bert

novack@empa.ch

novak@empa.ch

nowak@empa.ch

 

soil

phytoextraction

phytoremediation

phytostabilization

phytostabilisation

hydroponics

pot

experiment

DGT

Plant uptake

Phosphonates, polyphosphonates, phosphonic acid, EDTA, aminopolycarboxylates, aminopolyphosphonates, EDTMP, DTPMP, HEDP, NTMP, ATMP

 

 

nano

nanoparticle

nanomaterial

engineered nanomaterial

nanoproduct, nanorod, nanofiber, nanoobject, nano-enhaced product

ENM, NP, NOAA, NMN, ENP, NM

 

nanotechnology, environment, release, silver, Ag, exposure, modeling, risk assessment, aggregation, agglomeration, solubilization, environmental risk products ecotoxicology pollutants toxicants ternary algae ecotoxicological behavior effects fullerene, CNT, carbon nanotube, soot, carbon black, nanotechnology, risk assessment, risk analysis, risk evaluation, behavior, effect, exposure, modeling, stochastic, evaluation, probabilistic, species sensitivity distribution, material flow analysis, life cycle analysis, life cycle perspective

MFA, DPMFA, dp-MFA, PMFA, SSD, pssd

LCA, life cycle,

 

nanoimpactnet, observatorynano, nanomile, sun, nanex, nanohouse, nanofase, caLIBRAte, BIORIMA, GRACIOUS, GoNanoBiomat

 

http://www.karin-nowack.ch

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