Nanotechnology white paper
HERO ID
90564
Reference Type
Technical Report
Subtype
EPA Report
Year
2007
Language
English
| HERO ID | 90564 |
|---|---|
| Material Type | EPA Report |
| Year | 2007 |
| Title | Nanotechnology white paper |
| Authoring Organization | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Publisher Text | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| City | Washington, DC |
| Abstract | EPA's Science Policy Council has issued the Nanotechnology White Paper (EPA/100/B-07/001, February 2007). The purpose of the White Paper is to inform EPA management of the science issues and needs associated with nanotechnology, to support related EPA program office needs, and to communicate these nanotechnology science issues to stakeholders and the public. Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at dimensions of roughly 1 to 100 nanometers, where unique phenomena enable novel applications. Encompassing nanoscale science, engineering and technology, nanotechnology involves imaging, measuring, modeling and manipulating matter at this scale. At the nanoscale, the physical, chemical and biological properties of materials may differ in fundamental and valuable ways from the properties of individual atoms and molecules or bulk matter. Nanotechnology presents new opportunities to improve how we measure, monitor, manage and minimize contaminants in the environment. New generations of nanomaterials will evolve and with them new and possibly unforeseen environmental issues. |
| Report Number | EPA 100/B-07/001 |
| Url | http://www.epa.gov/osa/pdfs/nanotech/epa-nanotechnology-whitepaper-0207.pdf |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Number Of Pages | 133 |
| Comments | ECRIB. 2007a in 1669,01.Washington, DC: Science Policy Council, Nanotechnology Workgroup; report no. EPA 100/B-07/001. Available: http://www.epa.gov/osa/nanotech.htm [11 May, 2007]. |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |
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