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Nanotechnology: Remediation
Highlights
February 12, 2008 - Read the Federal Register notice about EPA's Nanotechnology Research Strategy and meeting to review public comment:
- FR Notice Requesting Public comment on EPA's Nanotechnology Research Strategy and comment review meeting (PDF) (3 pp, 53 K)
- EPA's draft Nanotechnology Research Strategy (PDF) (76 pp, 1.10 MB)
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Nanotechnology Search
Remediation - Technologies to effectively remediate the environment from pollutants.
Cost-effective remediation techniques pose a major challenge for the EPA in the development of adequate remediation techniques that protect the public and safeguard the environment. EPA supports research that addresses new remediation approaches that are more effective in removing contamination in a more cost-effective manner than currently available techniques. Substances of significant concern in remediation of soils, sediment, and groundwater include heavy metals (e.g., mercury, lead, cadmium) and organic compounds (e.g., benzene, chlorinated solvents, creosote, toluene). Nanotechnology offers the possibility of more effective remediation due to the higher surface to volume ratios of nano materials, and it offers the possibility of novel collection and separation protocols imparted due to the unique physical properties of nanomaterials. Specific control and design of materials at the molecular level may impart increased affinity, capacity, and selectivity for pollutants. Reducing releases of such hazardous materials to the air and water, providing safe drinking water, and minimizing quantities and exposure to hazardous wastes are among EPA's goals.
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| Search Phrase: Nanotechnology Applications : Remediation |
| # | Identifier | Abstract | Principal Investigator | Annual/ Final Reports | Pubs Count | Institution | Grant Representative | Grant Amount | Project Period | ||||
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| 1 |
GR832373 Grant |
Synthesis and Application of a New Class of Stabilized Nanoscale Iron Particles for Rapid Destruction of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Soil and Groundwater |
Zhao, Dongye Roberts, Christopher B. |
2006
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Total Pubs:
8 Journals: 1 -- No Books -- |
Auburn University Main Campus |
Savage, Nora |
$280,215 |
August 2005 - July 2008 |
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| 2 |
GR832374 Grant |
Nanostructured Materials for Environmental Decontamination of Chlorinated Compounds |
Lu, Yunfeng John, Vijay T. |
2006
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Total Pubs:
4 Journals: 1 -- No Books -- |
Tulane University |
Savage, Nora |
$320,000 |
August 2005 - July 2008 |
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| 3 |
GR832372 Grant |
Nanostructured Membranes for Filtration, Disinfection, and Remediation of Aqueous and Gaseous Systems |
Kit, Kevin Davidson, P. Michael Weiss, Jochen Zivanovic, Svetlana |
2006
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Total Pubs:
7 Journals: 2 -- No Books -- |
University of Tennessee - Knoxville,University of Massachusetts - Amherst |
Savage, Nora |
$349,200 |
August 2005 - July 2008 |
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| 4 |
GR832225 Grant |
Transformation of Halogenated PBTs with Nanoscale Bimetallic Particles |
Zhang, Wei-xian |
2005
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Total Pubs:
27 Journals: 8 -- No Books -- |
Lehigh University |
Savage, Nora |
$325,000 |
January 2005 - December 2007 |
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| 5 |
R830896 Grant |
Nanostructured Catalytic Materials for NOx Reduction Using Combinatorial Methodologies |
Senkan, Selim M. |
2005
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Total Pubs:
3 Journals: 3 -- No Books -- |
University of California - Los Angeles |
Lasat, Mitch |
$356,000 |
May 2003 - April 2006 |
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| 6 |
R830898 Grant |
Developing Functional Fe(0)-based Nanoparticles for In Situ Degradation of DNAPL Chlorinated Organic Solvents |
Lowry, Gregory V. Majetich, Sara A. Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof Tilton, Robert D. |
2003
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Total Pubs:
53 Journals: 6 -- No Books -- |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Lasat, Mitch |
$358,000 |
May 2003 - April 2006 |
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| 7 |
R829626 Grant |
Dendritic Nanoscale Chelating Agents: Synthesis, Characterization, Molecular Modeling and Environmental Applications |
Diallo, Mamadou S. Balogh, Lajos Goddard, William A. Johnson, James H. |
2002
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Total Pubs:
29 Journals: 7 Books: 1 |
Howard University,California Institute of Technology,University of Michigan |
Savage, Nora |
$400,000 |
May 2002 - April 2005 |
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| 8 |
R829601 Grant |
A Bioengineering Approach to Nanoparticle based Environmental Remediation |
Strongin, Daniel R. Douglas, Trevor Schoonen, Martin A.A. |
2002
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Total Pubs:
21 Journals: 3 Books: 4 |
Temple University,Montana State University,SUNY at Stony Brook |
Savage, Nora |
$399,979 |
February 2002 - January 2005 |
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| 9 |
R829625 Grant |
Nanoscale Bimetallic Particles for In Situ Remediation |
Zhang, Wei-xian |
2002
|
Total Pubs:
118 Journals: 15 Books: 4 |
Lehigh University |
Savage, Nora |
$300,000 |
January 2002 - December 2005 |
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| 10 |
R829621 Grant |
Membrane-Based Nanostructured Metals for Reductive Degradation of Hazardous Organics at Room Temperature |
Bhattacharyya, Dibakar Bachas, Leonidas G. Ritchie, Stephen M.C. Ashcraft, Nathan Campbell, Morgan Claiborn, Cherqueta Hollman, Aaron Meyer, David Wu, Linfeng Xu, Jian Lewis, Scott Tee, Y. |
2002
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Total Pubs:
33 Journals: 6 Books: 2 |
University of Kentucky,University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa |
Savage, Nora |
$345,000 |
January 2002 - December 2004 |
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| About Your Results | |
| Total Number of Abstracts: | 10 |
| Total Number of Abstracts, excluding Center sub-projects: | 10 |
| Total Number of Progress Reports: | 15 |
| Total Number of Final Reports: | 4 |
| Total Number of Publications: | 303 |
| Total Number of Journal Articles: | 52 |