International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference: Applications and Implications

Paul TratnyekOGI科学与工程学院研讨会：国际环境纳米技术会议：应用和影响2006年会议之后，在伊利诺伊州芝加哥的第5地区办事处举行了为期2天的场地修复研讨会。100多名参与者参加了会议，其中包括直接参与危险废物场地清理的环境保护局区域项目经理。研讨会讨论了使用最先进的纳米材料进行现场修复的问题。此外，还介绍了在环境中使用纳米材料的生态和人类风险分析。在应用纳米技术进行补救、监测和治疗方面的研究和实践不断增加，这证明有必要召开一次更新的会议，讨论该领域的新研究和新实践。因此，我们提议于2008年春季晚些时候在芝加哥举行国际环境纳米技术会议：应用和影响，有200到300人参加。这次新的会议将讨论水、土壤、沉积物和空气中有毒物质的修复应用。会议还将讨论使用这些纳米材料对环境和人类健康的影响。会议的目的是聚集国内和国际专家，审查纳米技术在补救、监测、治疗和可能存在的风险方面的研究和实践状况。

Paul TratnyekOGI School of Science and EngineeringProposal 0745206Workshop: International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference: Applicationsand ImplicationsThis conference was followed in 2006 by a 2-day site remediation workshop at Region 5 offices in Chicago, IL. Over100 participants attended, including EPA regional project managers who are directly involved in hazardous waste site clean-ups. The workshop addressed site remediation using state of the art nanomaterials. In addition, ecological and human risk analysis for the use of nanomaterials in the environment was presented.Increasing research and practice in the application of nanotechnology for remediation, monitoring, and treatment justifies an updated conference addressing new research and practice in the field. As a result, we are proposing the International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference: Applications and Implications to be held in late spring of 2008 in Chicago with 200 to 300 participants. This new conference will address applications for remediation of toxic substances in water, soil, sediment, and air. The conference will also address environment and human health implications of the use of these nanomaterials.The purpose of the conference is to bring together national and international experts to examine the state of the research and practice in nanotechnology as it applies to remediation, monitoring, treatment, and possible risk of these technologies.