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

随着具有新特性的新型人为生成纳米材料的发现不断增加，以及它们在消费品和制造业中的应用不断增加，对纳米材料在环境中的命运和运输的最新进展进行定期评估是必不可少的。本次研讨会响应了这一需求，将来自学术界、工业界、政府和非营利性消费者权益团体的利益相关者和专家聚集在一起，讨论该领域的现状。本次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天然材料发生反应方面的进展，它们从释放点到最终安息点的运输机制和程度，以及我们如何检测和表征它们以及它们在空气、土壤和水中的相互作用。研讨会还侧重于确定我们目前知识的差距和未来十年需要解决的迫在眉睫的挑战。研讨会更广泛的影响包括与通常不相互沟通的不同利益相关者群体进行对话。通过网络直播会议，促进公众和其他有关方面广泛参与。召集人在选择指导委员会成员和论坛发言人方面也注意到多样性。

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.