International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference: Applications and Implications

研讨会：国际环境纳米技术会议：应用和影响继2006年会议之后，在伊利诺伊州芝加哥的第5区办事处举办了为期两天的场地修复研讨会。100多名与会者参加了会议，其中包括直接参与危险废物场地清理的EPA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，还对纳米材料在环境中的使用进行了生态和人类风险分析。纳米技术在修复、监测和治疗方面的应用研究和实践日益增多，因此有必要召开一次更新的会议，讨论该领域的新研究和实践。因此，我们建议2008年春末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名与会者。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。会议的目的是汇集国内和国际专家，审查纳米技术的研究和实践状况，因为它适用于这些技术的补救、监测、治疗和可能的风险。

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.