title: Responsible development of nanotechnologies for water and wastewater treatment.
abstract: Emerging technologies, including nanotechnologies, affect the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of our world, often in ways that are entirely unanticipated. There is considerable effort underway to explore uses of nanomaterials in applications such as membrane separations, catalysis, adsorption, and analysis with the goal of better protecting environmental quality. Along with the growth of a nanochemistry industry there is also the need to consider impacts of nanomaterials on environment and human health.
authors.affiliation: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA. wiesner@rice.edu
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wiesner
mesh_terms: D004777:Environment; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000633:toxicity; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000737:chemistry; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014867:Water