Presentations and Abstracts

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Nanotechnology and the Environment: Applications and Implications Progress Review Workshop III
October 26-28, 2005

Last Name	First Name	Abstract	Presentation
Aguar	Pilar	European Commission	Presentation not available
Alvarez	Pedro	Microbial Impacts of Engineered Nanoparticles	Presentation not available
Anderson	Anne	Metal Biosensors: Development and Environmental Testing	Presentation not available
Asgharian	Bahman	Mechanistic Dosimetry Models of Nanomaterial Deposition in the Respiratory Tract (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Bakshi	Bhavik	Evaluating the Impacts of Nanotechnology via Thermodynamic and Life Cycle Analysis	Presentation (PDF) (5 pp, 67 K)
Bertsch	Paul	The Bioavailability, Toxicity, and Trophic Transfer of Manufactured ZnO Nanoparticles: A View From the Bottom (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Blakey	David	Health Canada Overview: Foresight Activities (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Bonzongo	Jean-Claude	Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of Nanotechnology on Organisms and Ecosystems	Presentation not available
Chen	Lung-Chi	Role of Particle Agglomeration in Nanoparticle Toxicity (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Chan	Warren	Assessing the Effect of Nanoparticle Size	Presentation not available
Colvin	Vicki	Structure-Function Relationships in Engineered Nanomaterial Toxicity (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Cunningham	Mary Jane	Gene Expression Profiling of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: A Unique Safety Assessment Approach (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Denslow	Nancy	Uptake and Toxicity of Metallic Nanoparticles in Freshwater Fish (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Diallo	Mamadou	Dendritic Nanoscale Chelating Agents: Synthesis, Characterization. Modeling and Environmental Applications	Presentation not available
Do and Anuradee Witthayapanyanon	Linh	Nanostructured Microemulsions as Alternative Solvents to VOCs in Cleaning Technologies and Vegetable Oil Extraction	Presentation not available
Dufour	Paul	Overview of Canadian Nanotechnology (No abstract submitted)	Presentation (PDF) (16 pp, 331 K)
Ekstein	Cynthia	NSF Perspective (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Farland	William	Welcome (No abstract submitted)	Presentation (PDF) (17 pp, 458 K)
Ferguson	P. Lee	Chemical and Biological Behavior of Carbon Nanotubes in Estuarine Sedimentary Systems (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Gawley	Robert	Nanosensors for Detection of Aquatic Toxins (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Grassian	Vicki	A Focus on Nanoparticulate Aerosol and Atmospherically Processed Nanoparticulate Aerosol	Presentation not available
Grutter	Peter	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Nano Innovation Platform (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Guo	Ting	Health Effects of Inhaled Nanomaterials (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Heiden	Patricia	A Novel Approach to Prevent Biocide Leaching	Presentation not available
Holden	Patricia	Transformations of Biologically Conjugated CdSe Quantum Dots Released Into Water and Biofilms	Presentation not available
Huang	Chin-pao	Short-Term Chronic Toxicity of Photocatalytic Nanoparticles to Bacteria, Algae, and Zooplankton	Presentation (PDF) (16 pp, 686 K)
Hurt and Agnes Kane	Robert	Physical and Chemical Determinants of Nanofiber/Nanotube Toxicity	Presentation not available
Johnston	Murray	Elemental Composition of Freshly Nucleated Particles (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Kan	Edwin	Neuromorphic Approach to Molecular Sensing With Chemoreceptive Neuron MOS (CυMOS) Transistors (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Karn	Barbara	Overview on EPA and Nanotechnology (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Kim	Jaehong	Fate and Transformation of C60 Nanoparticles in Water Treatment Processes (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Larsen	Sarah	Development of Nanocrystalline Zeolite Materials as Environmental Catalysts	Presentation not available
Lavine	Barry	Compound Specific Imprinted Nanosphers for Optical Sensing (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Lowry	Gregory	Functional Fe(0)-Based Nanoparticles for In Situ Degradation of DNAPL Chlorinated Organic Solvents	Presentation not available
Lu	Yunfeng	Nanostructured Catalysts for Environmental Remediation of Chlorinated Compounds	Presentation (PDF) (5 pp, 704 K)
Marcotte	Eric	Overview on Canadian Institute of Health Research	Presentation not available
Marr	Linsey	Cross-Media Transport, Transformation, and Fate of Carbonaceous Nanomaterials	Presentation (PDF) (5 pp, 79 K)
Maynard	Andrew	Perspective (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
McDonald	Jacob	Chemical Fate, Biopersistence, and Toxicology of Inhaled Metal Oxide Nanoscale Materials (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Merzbacher	Celia	International Aspects of Nanotechnology (No abstract submitted)	Presentation (PDF) (26 pp, 1.0 MB)
Misra	Manjusri	Sustainable Biodegradable Green Nanocomposites from Bacterial Bioplastic for Automotive Applications (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Mitra	Somnath	Carbon Nanotube Self-Assembly in a VOCs Monitoring Platform (No abstract submitted)	Presentation (PDF) (22 pp, 2.6 MB)
Monteiro-Riviere	Nancy	Nanomaterial Interactions With Skin	Presentation not available
Mulchandani	Ashok	Applications of Nanoscale Tunable Biopolymers for Heavy Metal Remediation	Presentation not available
Mulchandani	Ashok	Conducting-Polymer Nanowire Immunosensors Array for Microbial Pathogens	Presentation not available
Murashov	Vladmir	NIOSH/CDC Perspective (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Kibbey	Tohren	Hysteretic Accumulation and Release of Nanomaterials in the Vadose Zone (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Kilduff	James	Graft Polymerization as a Route to Control Nanofiltration Membrane Surface Properties (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Nadeau	Jay	Interactions Between Semiconductor Nanoparticles and Biomembranes and DNA	Presentation not available
O'Shaughnessy	Patrick	Assessment Methods for Nanoparticles in the Workplace	Presentation not available
Pennell	Kurt	Fate and Transport of C60 Nanoparticles in Unsaturated and Saturated Soils	Presentation not available
Rejeski	David	Overview on Applications of Nanotechnology (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Roco	Mihail	Overview on the National Nanotechnology Initiative (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Sadik	Omowunmi	Advanced Nanosensors for Continuous Monitoring of Heavy Metals	Presentation not available
Senkan	Selim	Nanostructured Catalytic Materials for NOx Reduction Using Combinatorial Methodologies	Presentation not available
Strongin	Daniel	A Bioengineering Approach to Nanoparticle-Based Environmental Remediation	Presentation not available
Subramanian	Vivek	Low-Cost Organic Gas Sensors on Plastic for Distributed Environmental Sensing (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Shih	Wan	Ultrasensitive Pathogen Quantification in Drinking Water Using High Piezoelectric PMN-PT Microcantilevers (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Tao	Nongjian	A Nanocontact Sensor for Heavy Metal Ion Detection (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Theodorakis	Chris	Acute and Developmental Toxicity of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Fish and Frogs (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Tomson	Mason	Absorption and Release of Contaminants onto Engineered Nanoparticles	Presentation not available
Turco	Ronald	Repercussion of Carbon Based Manufactured Nanoparticles on Microbial Processes in Environmental Systems (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Veranth	John	Responses of Lung Cells to Metals in Manufactured Nanoparticles	Presentation not available
Wang	Joseph	Nanomaterial-Based Microchip Assays for Continuous Environmental Monitoring (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Westerhoff	Paul	The Fate, Transport, Transformation and Toxicity of Manufactured Nanomaterials in Drinking Water	Presentation (PDF) (27 pp, 1.2 MB)
Winnik	Francoise	Understanding the Light-Induced Cytotoxicity of Quantum Dots: A Cellular, Photophysical, and Mechanistic Approach	Presentation not available
Winter	William	Ecocomposites Reinforced with Cellulose Nanoparticles: An Alternative To Existing Petroleum-Based Polymer Composites (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Xiong	Judy	Monitoring and Characterizing Airborne Carbon Nanotube Particles (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Yang	Hong	Iron Oxide Nanoparticle-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammation (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available
Zhang	Wei-xan	Nanoscale Bimetallic Particle for In Situ Remediation	Presentation not available
Zhao	Dongye	Synthesis and Application of a New Class of Stabilized Nanoscale Iron Particles for Rapid Destruction of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Soil and Groundwater	Presentation not available
Zivanoic	Svetlana	Nanostructured Membranes for Filtration, Disinfection, and Remediation of Aqueous and Gaseous Systems (No abstract submitted)	Presentation not available

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