Workshop on Nanomaterials in the Environment & Instrumentation, Metrology, and Analytical Methods

随着人类新发现的具有新特性的纳米材料的不断增加，以及它们在消费品和制造业中使用的增加，对纳米材料在环境中的去向和运输的最新情况进行定期评估至关重要。该研讨会通过将来自学术界、工业界、政府和非营利性消费者权益倡导团体的利益相关者和专家聚集在一起，讨论该领域的状况，从而回应了这一需求。这一研讨会揭示了我们在理解人类工程纳米材料如何与环境中的自然材料反应、它们从释放点运输到最终安息地点的机制和程度，以及我们如何检测和表征它们及其在空气、土壤和水中的相互作用方面所处的位置。讲习班还侧重于查明我们现有知识中的差距和未来十年需要解决的迫在眉睫的挑战。研讨会的更广泛影响包括参与对话，这是一个不同的利益攸关方群体，通常彼此之间不进行沟通。通过互联网直播会议，促进了公众和其他有关各方的广泛参与。召集人在挑选指导委员会成员和论坛发言人时也对多样性很敏感。

With the steady increase of discovery of new anthropogenically generated nanomaterials with novel properties and the increase in their use in consumer products and manufacturing, periodic assessments of the state-of-the-art in the fate and transport of nanomaterials in the environment is essential. This workshop responds to this need by bringing together stakeholders and experts from academia, industry, the government, and non-profit consumer advocate groups to discuss the state of the field. This workshop sheds light on where we are in terms of understanding how human-engineered nanomaterials react with natural materials in the environment, the mechanisms and extent to which they are transported from their point of release to their final resting place, and how we detect and characterize them and their interactions in air, soil, and water. The workshop also focuses on identifying gaps in our present knowledge and looming challenges that need to be addressed in the next decade. Broader impacts of the workshop include engaging in dialog a diverse group of stakeholders that do not generally communicate with each other. Broad participation by the public and other interested parties is fostered via live broadcast of the meeting over the Internet. Conveners have also been sensitive to diversity in terms of selecting steering committee members and forum speakers.