With the rise in global population and increasing pressure on the Earth’s limited resources, the world is facing formidable challenges in environmental health and protection. Sensing, detection and remediation of environmental pollutants are therefore urgent challenges that need to be addressed with existing and emerging technologies. Rapid progress in nanotechnology and nanoscale materials offers significant opportunities for a wide range of applications for detection and remediation of a broad range of environmental contaminants. Further, the convergence and intersection of analytical techniques and nanotechnology provide opportunities for development of advanced nanomaterials and miniaturized, rapid, ultrasensitive and affordable field-deployable devices.
The purpose of this special issue is to invite contributions that showcase recent research that address these very important challenges.
Suitable topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Nanoscale material-based chemical sensors
- Nanoscale material-based biological sensors
- Environmental applications of carbon nanotubes
- Environmental applications of polymer nanostructures
- Environmental applications of metal oxide nanostructures
- Advanced nanomaterials for environmental applications
- Toxic gas sensors
- Water treatment and purification
- Decontamination
- Synthesis and properties of nanoscale materials for environmental applications
Deadline for paper submission: 28 February 2011
First turn of papers review: 15 April 2011
Second turn of papers review: 31 May 2011
Final papers submission: 15 July 2011
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