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Nanotechnology: Boon or Bane for the Environment?

Nanotechnology: Boon or Bane for the Environment?

Khursheed Ahmad Wani, Javid Manzoor, Syed Javid Indrabi, Tehmina Yousuf
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781668455333|ISBN10: 1668455331|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668455340|EISBN13: 9781668455357
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5533-3.ch001
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Wani, Khursheed Ahmad, et al. "Nanotechnology: Boon or Bane for the Environment?." Implications of Nanoecotoxicology on Environmental Sustainability, edited by Rafiq Lone and Javid Ahmad Malik, IGI Global, 2023, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5533-3.ch001

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Wani, K. A., Manzoor, J., Indrabi, S. J., & Yousuf, T. (2023). Nanotechnology: Boon or Bane for the Environment?. In R. Lone & J. Malik (Eds.), Implications of Nanoecotoxicology on Environmental Sustainability (pp. 1-14). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5533-3.ch001

Chicago

Wani, Khursheed Ahmad, et al. "Nanotechnology: Boon or Bane for the Environment?." In Implications of Nanoecotoxicology on Environmental Sustainability, edited by Rafiq Lone and Javid Ahmad Malik, 1-14. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5533-3.ch001

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Abstract

In the field of nanoscale materials and electronics fabrication, the term “nanotechnology” refers to a broad range of techniques that may be used. Examples of nanotechnological processes include the production of nanowires, as well as techniques for fabricating semiconductors such as lithography, atomic layer deposition, molecular vapour deposition, focused ion beam machining, electron beam lithography, and molecular self-assembly. Concerns regarding the impact of nanotechnology on the environment, health, and society are a contested issue. It's too early to tell whether the growth of nanotechnology will be a boon or a bane.

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