scholarly journals Special Issue: Smart Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Won San Choi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Structures And Properties ◽  
Physical Stimuli

Nanomaterials that can be reversibly or irreversibly changed in structures and properties by the influence of external chemical and physical stimuli are defined as smart nanomaterials [...]

A Special Issue on Functional Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-169
Author(s):  
Sudhir S. Arbuj ◽  
Bharat B. Kale ◽  
Dinesh P. Amalnerkar
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Functional Nanomaterials

Third Update on Environmental Remediation of Historic LLR Waste Sites in Canada (1997-2003)

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Zelmer ◽  
G. G. Case
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Federal Department ◽  
Structures And Properties ◽  
Priority Direction ◽  
Interim Storage

Canada’s Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office (LLRWMO) continues to make significant progress toward the remediation of orphan sites contaminated with historic Low Level Radioactive (LLR) waste. Since its establishment in 1982, the LLRWMO, which is operated by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, has acted as the agent of the federal government in this area, taking policy and priority direction from the federal department of Natural Resources Canada. The LLRWMO has investigated and decontaminated structures and properties at many sites across the country. It has removed contaminated soil, debris and radioactive artifacts to interim storage or interim, in situ containment. It has worked with communities and regulatory agencies to develop locally acceptable waste management solutions for the short- and long-term. This paper provides an update on the progress of environmental remediation programs and projects of the LLRWMO made since the last reporting at the Sixth ICEM Conference in Singapore in 1997. Emphasis is placed upon the areas of sustained interim waste management and community problem solving in this period. In addition, comment is provided on the future of the program. On behalf of the federal government, the LLRWMO was appointed in 2000 July to act as the proponent for the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI), a ten-year $260 M undertaking that will see historic LLR wastes currently found in various community locations consolidated into safe, long-term management facilities, yielding environmental benefits for present and future generations. This activity is breaking new ground in the implementation of community recommended solutions and signals the way forward in Canada’s historic waste program.

A Special Issue on Advanced Materials for Energy and Environmental Remediation

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-261
Author(s):  
Bernaurdshaw Neppolian ◽  
Muthupandian Ashokkumar ◽  
Claudia L. Bianchi ◽  
M. V. Shankar ◽  
Sambandam Anandan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Special Issue

A peek in the micro-sized world: a review of design principles, engineering tools, and applications of engineered microbial community

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 399-409
Author(s):  
Baizhen Gao ◽  
Rushant Sabnis ◽  
Tommaso Costantini ◽  
Robert Jinkerson ◽  
Qing Sun
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Community ◽  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Microbial Interactions ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
New Gene ◽  
Global Biogeochemical Cycles ◽  
Synthetic Microbial Communities

Microbial communities drive diverse processes that impact nearly everything on this planet, from global biogeochemical cycles to human health. Harnessing the power of these microorganisms could provide solutions to many of the challenges that face society. However, naturally occurring microbial communities are not optimized for anthropogenic use. An emerging area of research is focusing on engineering synthetic microbial communities to carry out predefined functions. Microbial community engineers are applying design principles like top-down and bottom-up approaches to create synthetic microbial communities having a myriad of real-life applications in health care, disease prevention, and environmental remediation. Multiple genetic engineering tools and delivery approaches can be used to ‘knock-in' new gene functions into microbial communities. A systematic study of the microbial interactions, community assembling principles, and engineering tools are necessary for us to understand the microbial community and to better utilize them. Continued analysis and effort are required to further the current and potential applications of synthetic microbial communities.

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