Nanotechnology and Clean Water
Summary posted by Meridian on 5/6/2009
Source: SciDev.Net
Author: various
The Science and Development Network, SciDev.net, a free-access website that provides reliable and authoritative information about science and technology for the developing world, launched yesterday a spotlight focused on whether nanotechnology can provide solutions to water treatment in the developing world and improve access to safe drinking water. The spotlight, which features articles and views from a wide array of international experts, highlights the possibilities and challenges facing policy makers, and examines the key issues, including risk, regulation and technology transfer. Article titles include the following: Nanotechnology Could Help Give Millions Clean Drinking Water; Nanosponges: South Africa's High Hopes for Clean Water; How Nanotech Can Meet the Poor's Water Needs; Nanoscale Water Treatment Needs Innovative Engineering; and, Nanotech for Water Can Help Business Innovate and Grow. The articles and features are available in English, French, Spanish and Chinese. The spotlight can be viewed online at the link below.
The original article may still be available at www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/nanotechnology-for-clean-water
As tagged by Meridian Institute:
Implications:
Human Enhancement, Governance, Ethics, Socio-Economic Effects
Nanomaterials:
Carbon Nanoparticle, Metal Nanoparticle, Naturally Occurring
Regions:
North America, South America, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, East and South Asia and the Pacific, Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA)
Resources Or Events:
Resource Alert
Stakeholders:
Government, Industry, NGO, Academia, International Institutions, Donors
Water And Sanitation:
Purification, Quality, Quantity, Agriculture, Sanitation, Point of Use, Sensors
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