Issue 10, 2007

Nanotechnology applications and implications research supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency STAR grants program

Abstract

Since 2002, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been funding research on the environmental aspects of nanotechnology through its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants program. In total, more than $25 million has been awarded for 86 research projects on the environmental applications and implications of nanotechnology. In the applications area, grantees have produced promising results in green manufacturing, remediation, sensors, and treatment using nanotechnology and nanomaterials. Although there are many potential benefits of nanotechnology, there has also been increasing concern about the environmental and health effects of nanomaterials, and there are significant gaps in the data needed to address these concerns. Research performed by STAR grantees is beginning to address these needs.

Graphical abstract: Nanotechnology applications and implications research supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency STAR grants program

Article information

Article type
Nanotechnology in Perspective
Submitted
19 Mar 2007
Accepted
11 Jun 2007
First published
25 Jul 2007

J. Environ. Monit., 2007,9, 1046-1054

Nanotechnology applications and implications research supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency STAR grants program

N. Savage, T. A. Thomas and J. S. Duncan, J. Environ. Monit., 2007, 9, 1046 DOI: 10.1039/B704002D

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