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ISBN: 1847559565 ISBN-13: 9781847559562 Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry OUR PRICE: $79.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: Nanotechnology can be broadly described as developing or exploiting products at nanometre dimensions (i.e. as having one dimension less than 100 nanometres). Such materials have a larger surface area to volume ratio than conventional materials which provides them with an increased level of reactivity, and consequently, toxicity per unit mass. This book sets the subject into context by first of all describing the current range of products containing nano-materials and then looking at the consequences for the environment and human health relating to the introduction of nanoparticles and nano-tubes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Mems - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Pollution Control |
| Dewey: 620.5 |
| Series: Issues in Environmental Science and Technology (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.50 lbs) 134 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This volume seeks to give a broad overview of the sources, behaviour and risks associated with nanotechnology. Setting the subject into context, the current range of products containing nano-materials are described followed by the consequences for the environment and human health in relation to the introduction of nanoparticles and nanotubes. An international perspective on how the threats posed by nanoparticles are being addressed is offered along with comprehensive coverage of the current issues concerning engineered nanoparticles. This book will be of immediate value to scientists, engineers and policymakers within the field, as well as to students on advanced courses. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hester, R. E.: - Ron Hester is an emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of York. In addition to his research work on a wide range of applications of vibrational spectroscopy, he has been actively involved in environmental chemistry and was a founder member of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Environment Group. His current activities are mainly as an editor and as an external examiner and assessor on courses, individual promotions, and departmental/subject area evaluations both in the UK and abroad.Harrison, R. M.: - Roy Harrison OBE is Queen Elizabeth II Birmingham Centenary Professor of Environmental Health at the University of Birmingham. In 2004 he was appointed OBE for services to environmental science. Professor Harrison's research interests lie in the field of environment and human health. His main specialism is in air pollution, from emissions through atmospheric chemical and physical transformations to exposure and effects on human health. Much of this work is designed to inform the development of policy.Hopke, Philip K.: - Dr. Hopke who began his Post-Doctoral Research at MIT, joined the department of Chemistry as the first Robert A Plane Professor in 1989, after spending several years at the Institute for Environmental Studies. Prior to that he was a visiting Faculty at University of Illinois and Assistant Professor at the State University College at Fredonia, NY. |