Nanomaterials and sustainable development
Nanotechnologies: promises and debates

Nanotechnologies could make a major contribution to cleaning up polluted soil and groundwater. However, these techniques are still in their infancy, and their development will depend on an assessment of the risks to the environment.

Research into filtration membranes has yet to leave the laboratory. On the other hand, one of the key areas now being evaluated on an industrial scale concerns the in situ treatment of groundwater polluted by organic...