Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water

Chapter 30 Nanotechnology in Water: Societal, Ethical, and Environmental Considerations

Anita Street ¹ , Jeremiah S. Duncan ² , Nora Savage ¹

¹Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA

²Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI, USA

1. Introduction 454

2. Responsible Development: Ethical, Social, and Environmental Concerns 454

   1. Access, Parity, and Effects of Technology Deployment 456

   2. Human Health and Environmental Effects 457

3. Public Engagement: What Role Should the Public Have? 460

4. Conclusions 461

Abstract

Potable water is a threatened but critical resource, the scarcity of which is devastating for the developing world. Water-related ...