3.6
Management of Environmental Nanotechnology
A remarkable mount of attention is required for managing environmental concerns
arising with the involvement of nanotechnology in our world. But as per the present
data only 7% of finance is owed to the analysis of health and safety implications of
human and environment. Funding for the development of nanotechnology in environmental sector is still lacking notable attention. The stock market has raised the
shares of nano-concerned materials owing to the driving forces of anticipated market
demands and government driven incentives, which results in more influx from the
R&D sector (Jiang et al. 2019). Tracking the pathway of the nanomaterials present in
nature after their release is a noteworthy challenge. For the proper management of
technology of tiny dimensioned materials, their complete profiling should be carried
out ensuring the disclosure of their detailed impacts from manufacturing stage to
dumping one. For the synthesis ground more attention should be paid towards
surface coating materials than towards core materials because it is only the surface
area of Nps that interacts and enhances the reactivity thus imparting toxic template to
them. Hence life cycle assessment of the nanomaterials should be a must regulation
incorporated in the regulatory guidelines of the nations. Careful scrutinization
processes should pass only the materials that have benefits outweighing the harmful
aspects by a significant margin. Long-term benefits and risks should be counted on
both biotic and abiotic components of the environment with sufficient clarification
regarding structures, applications and size aspects of the nanomaterials. Efforts
should be made for making systems for social alertness regarding proper handling
and disposal of these Nps as they can have immense long-term impacts on the
humans as well as on their environment. So the judging point should be derived on
the terms of benefits—carried on long term with negligible risk factors.
There is a still growing on conflict regarding the safety issues of the Nps because
of immense use of nanotechnology, their exposure, release and disposal. As a result
many efforts are still required for complete elucidation of the whereabouts of these
structures. The ongoing confusion proved to be a driving force for compelling
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) to amend its
priority list of toxicological evaluation with the addition of Nps (Peng et al. 2014).
3.7
Conclusion
Diverse novel applications of Nps in disparate realms have stretched them to all the
four spheres of the earth viz. atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere.
Designing and fabrication of novel nanomaterials for environmental applications is
adding up day by day, but it still lacks conversion from laboratorial set ups to
commercialized grounds. One of the key challenges faced by the nanofield is
establishment of equilibrium between production cost and ease of manufacturing
operations. Diverse applications of nanomaterials have placed it as a ‘technology of
choice’. But many efforts are still required for the placement of this technology of
modern era in indubitable place regarding its harsh and inevitable impacts on the
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Management of Environmental Nanotechnology
A remarkable mount of attention is required for managing environmental concerns
arising with the involvement of nanotechnology in our world. But as per the present
data only 7% of finance is owed to the analysis of health and safety implications of
human and environment. Funding for the development of nanotechnology in environmental sector is still lacking notable attention. The stock market has raised the
shares of nano-concerned materials owing to the driving forces of anticipated market
demands and government driven incentives, which results in more influx from the
R&D sector (Jiang et al. 2019). Tracking the pathway of the nanomaterials present in
nature after their release is a noteworthy challenge. For the proper management of
technology of tiny dimensioned materials, their complete profiling should be carried
out ensuring the disclosure of their detailed impacts from manufacturing stage to
dumping one. For the synthesis ground more attention should be paid towards
surface coating materials than towards core materials because it is only the surface
area of Nps that interacts and enhances the reactivity thus imparting toxic template to
them. Hence life cycle assessment of the nanomaterials should be a must regulation
incorporated in the regulatory guidelines of the nations. Careful scrutinization
processes should pass only the materials that have benefits outweighing the harmful
aspects by a significant margin. Long-term benefits and risks should be counted on
both biotic and abiotic components of the environment with sufficient clarification
regarding structures, applications and size aspects of the nanomaterials. Efforts
should be made for making systems for social alertness regarding proper handling
and disposal of these Nps as they can have immense long-term impacts on the
humans as well as on their environment. So the judging point should be derived on
the terms of benefits—carried on long term with negligible risk factors.
There is a still growing on conflict regarding the safety issues of the Nps because
of immense use of nanotechnology, their exposure, release and disposal. As a result
many efforts are still required for complete elucidation of the whereabouts of these
structures. The ongoing confusion proved to be a driving force for compelling
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) to amend its
priority list of toxicological evaluation with the addition of Nps (Peng et al. 2014).
3.7
Conclusion
Diverse novel applications of Nps in disparate realms have stretched them to all the
four spheres of the earth viz. atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere.
Designing and fabrication of novel nanomaterials for environmental applications is
adding up day by day, but it still lacks conversion from laboratorial set ups to
commercialized grounds. One of the key challenges faced by the nanofield is
establishment of equilibrium between production cost and ease of manufacturing
operations. Diverse applications of nanomaterials have placed it as a ‘technology of
choice’. But many efforts are still required for the placement of this technology of
modern era in indubitable place regarding its harsh and inevitable impacts on the
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