ABSTRACT
Environmental nanotechnology plays a key role in shaping of current environmental engineering and science. The nanoscale has stimulated the development and use of novel and cost-effective technologies for remediation, pollution detection, catalysis and others. However, there is also a wide debate about the safety of nanoparticles and their potential impact on environment and biota. Especially the new field of nano-toxicology has received a lot of attention in recent years. There is the huge hope that nano-technological applications and products will lead to a cleaner and healthier environment. Maintaining and re-improving the quality of water, air and soil, so that the Earth will be able to support human and other life sustainably, are one of the great challenges of our time.
