IEC 2 |
| Tina M. Masciangioli, Office of Research and Development, NCER, AAAS Fellow/US Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW 8722R, Washington, DC 20460 and Weixian Zhang, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, Fritz Lab, Bethlehem, PA 18015. |
| Nanotechnology - the science and art of manipulating matter at the atomic and molecular level - has the potential to substantially enhance environmental quality and sustainability through pollution prevention, treatment, and remediation. Potential benefits of utilizing nanomaterials include improved detection and sensing techniques for biological and chemical toxins, removal of the finest contaminants from air, water and soil; and the discovery of new "green" industrial processes that reduce waste products. In this presentation, promising environmental applications of nanotechnology are highlighted with emphasis on research and development of new nanotechnologies for pollution prevention.
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Nanotechnology and the Environment
10:00 AM-12:35 PM, Sunday, March 23, 2003 Convention Center -- Room 392, Oral
Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |