Nanotechnology: Environmental Implications and Solutions

Author(s): Louis Theodore, Robert G. Kunz

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, Year: 2005

Environmental educator Theodore (Manhattan College, New York City) and environmental consultant Kunz provide an overview of the current knowledge regarding the environmental implications of nanotechnology. Coverage includes an overview of background issues associated with this new technology; nanofundamentals; air, water, and solid waste issues, particularly in the areas of control and monitoring; multimedia analysis; assessments of health and hazard risks; ethical concerns; and future trends. Written for environmental regulatory officials, company administrators, engineers, scientists, and both undergraduate and first-year graduate engineering and science students, the text assumes the reader has taken basic courses in physics, chemistry, and mathematics"