Draft Conference Program

8:00

Welcome & Introductory Remarks

Warren Layne, U.S. EPA Region 5 and
Charles Maurice, U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development and Region 5

• The Importance of Nanotechnology to U.S. EPA Region 5
  Bharat Mathur, Deputy Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region 5
• Nanotechnology Perspective and Activity in the U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD)
  George Gray, U.S. EPA Assistant Administrator for Research and Development
• U.S. Federal Interagency and International Perspectives on Nanotechnology
  Jeff Morris, U.S. EPA National Program Director for Nanotechnology

8:30

Keynote #1 - Water/Soil/Sediment Remediation

• Oxidative Transformations Mediated By Nanoparticulate Zero Valent Iron
  David Waite, Quan Sun And Steven E. Mylon, University Of New South Wales, Australia

9:15

Keynote #2 - Water Pollution Control

• Water Pollution Control Using Functional Nanomaterials
  Glen E. Fryxell, Richard Skaggs, Shas V. Mattigod, Dawn Wellman, Kent Parker, Wassana Yantasee, R. Shane Addleman and Xiaohong S. Li,Yongsoon, Shin Pacific Northwest Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy,USA

10:00

BREAK

10:30

Keynote #3 – Nano-enabled Monitoring / Sensing

• Current, Emerging and Future Technologies for Sensing the Environment
  Dermot Diamond, Dublin City University, Ireland

11:15

Keynote #4 - Toxicity

• Managing the Risks of Nanomaterials
  Dr. Anne Fairbrother, Parametrix, Bellevue, WA

12:00

Plenary Lunch

• Methods and Tools for Environmental Risk Assessment and Decision-Making for Nanomaterials
  Igor Linkov, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Track 1A
Water/Soil/Sediment Remediation
Moderators: Jon Josephs, U.S. EPA and Deborah Elcock, Argonne National Laboratory

Track 2A
Fate & Transport
Co-Moderators: Madaleine Nawar and Barbara Karn, U.S. EPA

Track 3A
Nano-enabled Sensors
Moderators: Warren Layne, U.S. EPA, and Heather Henry, NIH/NIEHS

Track 4A
Toxicity
Moderator: Mark Johnson, U.S. EPA

1:20

In Situ Remediation: Nanotechnology's Environmental Poster Child
Barbara Karn, Todd Kuiken, Martha Otto, Wei-xian Zhang

An Integrated Approach Toward Understanding the Environmental Fate, Transport, Toxicity and Occupational Health Hazards of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanomaterials. 
Vicki Grassian

Nanofiber Sensor Platform for Environmental Pollutant Monitoring and Detection
Li Han, Anthony Andrady, Kim Guzan, David Ensor

Reactive Oxygen Species Related Microbial Growth Inhibition by Silver Nanoparticles
Okkyoung Choi, Rao
Surampalli, Zhiqiang
Hu

1:40

Removal and degradation of subsurface pollutants by nanoscale bimetallic Pd/Fe slurry under an electric field
Gordon C. C. Yang

Ozone Sensors for Real-time Passive Wireless Application
Ryan S. Westafer, Michael Bergin, Dennis Hess, William D. Hunt, Galit Levitin, Desmond D. Stubbs, Peter J. Edmonson

Identification of Biomarkers of Exposure to Metal-based Nanoparticles through Gene Expression Profiling Using Daphnia magna MicroArrays
James Lazorchak

1:50

Fate of Quantum Dots Nanomaterials in Unsaturated and Saturated Porous Media
Christophe Darnault, Solidea Bonina, Burcu Uyusur, Preston Snee

2:00

Novel Zerovalent Iron/Silica Composites for Targeted Remediation of TCE Contaminated Water and Soil
Vijay John, Jingjing Zhan, Tonghua Zheng, Gerhard Piringer, Yunfeng Lu, Gary McPherson

Development of Disposable Microfabricated Chip Sensor Using Nano Bead Packing Method to Measure ORP
Am Jang, Kang K. Lee, Se H. Lee, Chong H. Ahn, Paul L. Bishop

Using Microarrays to Test the Effects of Acute Exposure to Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) on Gene Expression in Fathead Minnows
Barbara J. Carter

2:10

Using X-ray CT Scanning for Assessing Transport of Gold Nanoparticles and Bacteria in Porous Media Using X-ray CT Scanning
Subhasis Ghoshal, Nathalie Tufenjki, Greg McKenna

2:20

Surface Chemistry of Nanoscale Zero-valent Iron (nZVI)
Wei-xian Zhang

Impact of Size on Carbon Nanotube Transport in Natural Porous Media
Denis O’Carroll, Xueying Liu, Elijah Petersen

Integrative Strategies to Understand Nanomaterial-Biological Interactions
Stacey Harper, Jim Hutchison, Bettye Maddux, Robert Tanquay

2:30

Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Applications for Biosensors and Toxicity Studies
Ian M. Kennedy, Dosi Dosev, Mikaela Nichkova, Krassi Hristova

2:40

Highly Efficient Nitrate Reduction by Bimetallic Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron
Anna Ryu, Heechul Choi

Wrap-Up/Additional Q&As
All

Rapid Assessment of Engineered Nanomaterial Toxicity using a Suspended Lipid Bilayer Assay
Steven Klein, Jonathan Posner, Trevor Thornton

3:00

BREAK

Track 1B
Water/Soil/Sediment Remediation
Moderators: Jon Josephs, U.S. EPA and Deborah Elcock, Argonne National Laboratory

Track 2B
Fate & Transport
Co-Moderators: Madaleine Nawar and Barbara Karn, U.S. EPA

Track 3B
Nano-enabled Sensors
Moderators: Warren Layne, U.S. EPA, and Heather Henry, NIH/NIEHS

Track 4B
Toxicity
Moderator: Beth Anderson, U.S. NIH/NIEHS

3:20

Implications of Fe/Pd Bimetallic Nanoparticles Immobilized on Adsorptive Activated Carbon for the Remediation of Groundwater and Sediment Contaminated with PCBs
Souhail R. Al-Abed, Hyeok Choi

Evaluating the Classic Filtration Theory for Modeling Transport of Fullerene C60 Aggregates in Saturated Porous Media
Yusong Li, Linda Abriola, Yonggang Wang and Kurt Pennell

Life Cycle Impacts of  Quantum-Dot Based nanosensors for environmental monitoring
Hatice Şengül, Thomas Theis

Nanotoxicology: Developing a Responsible Technology
Christie Sayes

3:40

Comprehensive Investigations on Nano-Size ZVI for Mending an Existing Permeable Reactive Barrier in the 100-D Area at the Hanford Site
Marek H. Zaluski, Gary Wyss, Adam Logar, Nick Jaynes, Martin Foote, Gilbert M. Zemansky, Kenneth R. Manchester, Steve Antonioli, Mary Ann Harrington-Baker, David Reichhardt, Mark Ewanic, Scott Peterson

Influence of Type and Concentration of Dispersants on the Zeta Potential of Reactive Nanoparticles
Claudio Cameselle, Kenneth Darko-Kagya, Amid Khodadoust, Krishna Reddy

Classification of Nanomaterials: Use of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
Igor Linkov, Tommi Tervonen, Jeff Steevens, Mark Chappell, Jose Rui Figuerira

3:50

Environmental Pollution Sensing and Monitoring Using Nano-enabled Sensors
Ashok Vaseashta, O. P. Roberts

4:00

Effects of Particle Size on the Kinetics of Degradation of Contaminants
Paul G. Tratnyek, Vaishnavi Sarathy, Jae-Hun Kim, Yoon-Seok Chang, Bumhan Bae

MSDSs Fail to Communicate the Hazards of Nanotechnolgy to Workers
Bruce Lippy

4:10

Nanosensors - Where are we going?
Facilitators: Warren Layne and Heather Henry
Panelists: Dermot Diamond, Glen Fryxell, Li Han, Ryan S. Westafer, Am Jang, Ian M. Kennedy, Hatice Sengül, Ashok Vaseashta

4:20

Tuning the Properties of Iron Nanoparticles: Doping Effects on Reactivity and Aging
D.R. Baer, P.G. Tratnyek, J.E. Amonette, C.L. Chun, P. Nachimuthu, J.T. Nurmi,  R.L. Penn, Y. Qiang, A. Sharma

Aggregation and Deposition Behavior of Boron Nanoparticles in Porous Media
Mahmoud Wazne, Xuyang Liu, Christos Christodoulatos, Kristin Jasinkiewicz

Application of Nanoparticles for Environmental Remediation and Challenges
Sandip Chattopadhyay

4:40

Pentachlorophenol Reduction In Soils By Reactive Nanoscale Iron Particles
Amid P. Khodadoust, Krishna R. Reddy, Kenneth Darko-Kagya

Predictive Computer Modeling of Post-Injection Distribution of Nano-Size ZVI in the Ringold Aquifer for Mending and Existing Permeable Reactive Barrier in the 100-D area at the Hanford Site
Marek Zaluski, Gilbert Zemansky, Adam Logar, Kenneth Manchester

Panel Wrap-Up

Q and A: Perspectives on Nanotoxicology
Christi Sayes, Igor Linkov, Bruce Lippy, Sandip Chattopadhyay

8:15

Opening Remarks / Announcements

8:30

Keynote #5 - Water Remediation

• Application of Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation: Arsenic Removal by Nano-scale Zero-Valent Iron
  Professor Heechul Choi, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

9:15

Keynote #6 - Air Pollution Control

• Nanoparticle-Based Gas Sensors for an Intelligent Air Quality Monitoring Network
  Dr. Marie-Isabelle Baraton, University of Limoges, France

10:00

BREAK

10:30

Keynote #7 - Fate & Transport

• Dr. Jamie Lead, University of Birmingham, UK

11:15

Keynote #8 - Toxicity

• Advancing Risk Analysis for Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies
  Dr. Jo Anne Shatkin, CLF Ventures, Inc., USA

12:00

Plenary Lunch

• The Toxicology of Nanomaterials: Where Do We Go from Here?
  Dr. Martin Philbert, University of Michigan, USA

Track 5A
Water Remediation
Moderator: Michael Gill, U.S. EPA Region 9

Track 6A
Fate & Transport
Co-Moderators: Dennis Utterback, U.S. EPA and David LePoire, Argonne National Laboratory

Track 7A
Air & Water Pollution Control
Moderator: Diana Eignor, U.S. EPA Office of Water

Track 8A
Toxicity
Moderator: Barbara Walton, U.S. EPA

Status of nZVI Technology:
Lessons Learned from North American and International Field Implementations
F. Gheorghiu, M. Borda, A. Kane, P. Swinick, S. Finn, F. He, J. Paul, S. Hains, M. Barbeau, M. Pupeza, J.P. Davit

Fate and Transport of Titania Nanoparticles in Freshwater Mesocosms
Ann Miracle, Amoret Bunn, Jill Brandenberger, Dan Gaspar

Nanotechnology for Suppressing Mercury Release from Fluorescent Lamps
Love Sarin, Natalie Johnson, Indrek Kulaots, Robert Hurt

Bioavailability and toxicity of nickel in metallic nanoparticles
Agnes Kane, Asley Smith,
Xinyuan Liu, Robert Hurt

Using nanoscale zero-valent iron for in situ groundwater remediation of chlorinated organic solvents in Taiwan
Yu-Ting Wei, Shian-Chee Wu

One step flame synthesis of TiO2/CeO2 nanocomposite with controlled properties for VOC photo oxidation
Tiwari Vinay, Serthi Virendra, Blswas Pratim,

Partial oxidation (aging) and surface modification decrease the toxicity of nano-sized zero valent iron
Gregory Lowry, Tanapon Phenrat, Thomas Long, Belina Veronesi

Natural Organic Matter (NOM) – Mediated Phase Transfer of Quantum Dots in the Aquatic Environment
Divina Angela Navarro, Diana Aga, Sarbajit Banerjee

Arsenic Adsorption and As (III) Oxidation on TiO2 Nanoparticles: Macroscopic and Spectroscopic Investigations
Gautham Jegadeesan, Souhail R. Al-Abed, Hyeok Choi, Kirk G. Scheckel

Environmental Applications of Nanocrystalline Metal Oxides
David Jones

Ecotoxicological evaluation of carbonaceous and metal nanoparticles through bioassays relevant to environmental fate
Alan Kennedy, Jacob Stanley, Jessica Colemen, Jeff Steevens

Natural Organic Matter Enhanced C60 Fullerene Dispersion in the Aqueous Phase
Qilin Li, Bin Xie, Steven Xu

Differential Reactivity of nZVI Towards Lindane and Implications for QA/QC and Field-scale use
Daniel W. Elliott,  Wei-xian Zhang

Environmental Applications of Nanocrystalline Zeolites
Sarah Larsen

Evaluation of In Vitro Toxicity of Fullerene nC60 Derivatives Formed in Conditions that Simulate Disinfection Processes
Alla L. Alpatova, Volodymyr Tarabara, Pavel Babica, Syed A. Hashsham, Brad L. Upham, Susan J. Masten

Interactions of Bacteria with Engineered Nanomaterials
Allison Horst, John Priester, Andrea Neal

Nanoscale Zero Valent Iron Phase II Injection Field Pilot Study, Phoenix-Goodyear Airport North Superfund Site, Goodyear, Arizona
Robert J. Ellis, Harry S. Brenton, David S. Liles, Chase McLaughlin, Nick Wood

The testing of a nanomembrane filtration unit for the production of potable water from a brackish groundwater source
Mbhuti Hlophe

Toxicity of C60 Fullerenes and Co-contaminants in Fish
Theodore Henry, June-Woo Park, Shaun Ard, Fu-Min Menn

Wrap-up/Additional Q&A

BREAK

Track 5B
Water Remediation
Moderator: Nancy Ruiz, U.S. Navy

Track 6B
Fate & Transport
Co-Moderators: Dennis Utterback, U.S. EPA and David LePoire, Argonne National Laboratory

Track 7B
Air & Water Pollution Control
Moderator: Diana Eignor, U.S. EPA Office of Water

Track 8B
Toxicity
Moderator: Steve Diamond, U.S. EPA

Pilot Field Test of the Treatment of Source Zone Chlorinated Solvents Using Emulsified Zero-Valent Iron
Chunming Su, Robert Puls, Susan O'Hara, Thomas Krug, Mark Watling, Nancy Ruiz, Jackie Quinn

Aging of Iron Nanoparticles in Water: Effects on Structure and Reactivity
Paul Tratnyek, Vaishnavi Sarathy, James Nurmi, Donald Baer

Treatment of Hi-Tech Industrial Wastewaters Using Iron Nanoparticles
Gordon Yang, Chia-Heng Yen

Impact of nanomaterial structure and composition on the ecotoxicology of nanomaterials on aquatic species
Rebecca Klaper, Jordan Crago, Devrah Arndt, Jian Chen,

Nanostructured Metal Oxides for Removing Heavy Metal Ions from Water
Liangshu Zhong, Lijun Wan, Weiguo Song

Structure of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles; Influence of pH and Organic Matter Effects
Sue Cumberland, Jamie Lead

Effects of Solution Chemistry and Characteristics of Nanostructured Ceramic Membrane on NOM Fouling in a Hybrid Ozonation-UF Water Treatment System
Jeonghwan Kim, Simon Davies, Melissa J. Baumann, Volodymyr Tarabara, Susan Masten

Carbon nanoparticle exposure alters protein expression and cell function in mouse renal principal cells
Frank Witzman, Adam Amos,
Xianyin Lai, Bonnie Blazer-Yost

Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron (nZVI); The Core-Shell Structure and Sequestration of Heavy Metals
Weile Yan, Xiao-qin Li, Wei-xian Zhang

Surfactive Stabilization of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Dispersions with Dissolved Humic Substances.
Mark Chappell, Cynthia Price, Aaron George, Beth Porter

Water Decontamination with New Porous Oxide Photocatalysts. Maryam Zarei Chaleshtori, Godfrey B. Saupe

Can Nanoscale Particles Affect Plant Growth - Alfalfa Case Study
Sylvia Chan-Remillard, Lawrence
Kapustka, Stephen Goudey

Nanotechnology-Based Membrane Systems for Detoxification for Chlorinated Organics from Water
D. Bhattacharyya, J. Xu, D. Meyer, Y. Tee, L. Bachas

Evaluation of Nanoparticle Matrix Characteristics Impacting Transport in the Environment
Arianne Neigh, Thomas Darlington, Oanh Nguyen, Steven Oldenburg

Conjugates of Enzyme-Magnetic Nanoparticles for Water Remediation
You Qiang, Andrzej Paszczynski, Amit Sharma, Ryan Souza

Effects of Surface Functionalization on Carbon Nanotube Interactions with Murine Macrophages
Agnes Kane, Annette von dem Bussche, Aihui Yan

A Field Demonstration of Novel Functionalized Mesoporous Sorbent Based Battelle ISIS Technology for Mercury Removal
Shas Mattigod, Dawn Wellman, Henry Pate, Kent Parker, Emily Richards, Glen Fryxell, Richard Skaggs

Transport Reactivity of Lactate-Modified Nanoscale Iron Particles in PCP-Contaminated Field Sand
Krishna Reddy, Amid Khodadoust, Kenneth Darko-Kagya

Open Panel Discussion

Potential Toxicity of Nanomaterials and Their Removal
Wen Zhang, Xiaoshan Zhu, Xuezhi,Zhan, Yung Chang, Hu Qiang, Bruce Rittman, John Crittenden and, Yongsheng Chen

Remediation

Toxicity

Nanomaterial Analysis & Characterization

Air and Water Pollution Control

Poster #1
Bromate Reduction using Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron: Synthesis, Characterization, and Size Effect
Qiliang Wang, Jungwoo Kim, Heechul Choi

Poster #12
Endotoxin Contamination of Engineered Nanomaterials
R. Keith Esch, David Ensor, Karin Fo

Poster #21
Nanomaterials Obtaining Technology
Gulzhan Ospanova, M. Tlebayev, E. Koltsova, T. Bayzhumanov

Poster #26
Exploring a Framework of Nanotechnology Research and Applications in Addressing Global Climate Change Issues
David J. LePoire

Poster #2
Increased Efficacy of Zero-valent Nanoparticles in Groundwater Remediation: Development of a Polymeric Delivery Vehicle
Sita Krajangpan, Achintya N. Bezbaruah, Bret J. Chisholm

Poster #13
Natural Organic Matter Mitigates the Toxicity Of A Fullerene Water Suspension
Dong Li, Delina Lyon, Qilin Li, Pedro Alvarez, Chong H.Ahn, Am Jang

Poster #22
Detection and Characterization of Inorganic Nanoparticles Using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry in Hyphenated and Real Time Single Particle Modes
Emily Lesher, Sungyun Lee, James Ranville

Poster #27
Photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol using new visible light responsive BiTiZrOx nano-size photocatalysts
B. Neppolian, Evrim Celik, H. Choi

Poster #3
Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins (PCDDs) by Fe0 and Pd/Fe0
Ji-Hun Kim, Jae-hwan Kim, Ho-seok Lee, Jin-wook Lee, Yoon-Seok Chang, James T. Nurmi, Paul G. Tratnyek

Poster #14
Effects of Ingested Engineered Carbon Nanomaterials on Zooplankton
Aaron Roberts, Leigh Taylor, Aaron Edgington, Stephen Klaine

Poster #23
Surfactive Stabilization of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Dispersions with Dissolved Humic Substances
Mark A. Chappell, Cynthia Price, Aaron George, Beth Porter

Poster #4
Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Pd/Mg Bimetallic Corrosion Nano-Cells
Shirish Agarwal, Souhail R. Al-Abed, Dionysios D. Dionysiou

Poster #15
Toxicity of CdSe/ZnS nanocrystals to D. magna
Heather Pace, James Ranville

Poster #24
Interactions Between Engineered Fe Oxide Nanoparticles and Microorganisms
Maria Cassado, Jamie Lead

Poster #5
Colloidal Stability of Copolymer Coated Iron Nanoparticles: Combinatorial Synthesis and High-throughput Analysis
Harjyoti Kalita, Bret Chisholm, Achintya N. Bezbaruah

Poster #16
Impact of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on the Soil Microbial Community Composition and Function
Zhonghua Tong, Marianne Bischoff,
Loring Nies, Ronald Turco, Chad Jafvert, Leila Nyberg

Poster #25
Ultracentrifugation Onto Supporting Grids As A Tem Specimen Preparation Method For Carbonaceous Nanoparticles
Emilia Cieslak, Jamie Lead

Poster #6
Laboratory Investigations on Injectibility of Nano-Size ZVI into Saturated Sand for Mending an Existing Permeable Reactive Barrier in the 100-D Area at the Hanford Site
Gilbert M. Zemansky, Adam Logar, Kenneth R. Manchester, Marek H. Zaluski, Michael Hogan, Nick Jaynes, Scott Petersen

Poster #17
The Response of Soil Microbial Activity and Diversity to Nano-silver Application
Marianne Bischoff, Mary-Jane Orr, Loring Nies, Ronald Turco

Poster #7
Geochemical Laboratory Testing of Nano-Size ZVI for Mending an Existing Permeable Reactive Barrier in the 100-D Area at the Hanford Site
Gary Wyss, Adam Logar, Martin Foote, Nick Jaynes, Marek H. Zaluski, Michael Hogan, Scott Petersen

Poster #18
Co3O4 Nanoparticle Solubility in High-Purity Water
Lihong Su

Poster #8
Screening of Available ZVI Products for Mending an Existing Permeable Reactive Barrier in the 100-D Area at the Hanford Site
Nick Jaynes, Adam Logar, Martin Foote, Gary F. Wyss, Marek H. Zaluski, Michael Hogan, Scott Petersen

Poster #19
Acute and Chronic Toxicity in TiO2 to Freshwater Aquatic  Organisms
Scott Hall, Tina Bradley, Joshua Moore

Poster #9
Use of Biopolymer to Encapsulate Iron Nanoparticles: Diffusion and Treatability Studies
Rabiya Shabnam, Achintya Bezbaruah, Senay Simsek, Eakalak Khan, John McEvoy, Yildirim Bora Suzen

Poster #20
Toxicity of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes in Water to Sediment-Dwelling Invertebrates
Joseph Mwangi, Ning Wang, Christopher Ingersoll, Hao Li, Baolin Deng

Poster #10
Pesticide Remediation with Alginate Entrapped Iron Nanoparticles: A Bench Scale Investigation
Jay Thompson, Achintya Bezbaruah, Bret Chisholm

Poster #11
Toda, America nZVI (Reactive Nanoscale Iron Particles or RNIP)
Andy Jazdanian

8:30

Opening Remarks / Announcements

8:40

Session Report Backs: Applications

• Water/Soil/Sediment Remediation
  Martha Otto, U.S. EPA
• Air & Water Pollution Control
  Diana Eignor, U.S. EPA Office of Water
• Nano-enabled Sensors
  Heather Henry, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

9:00

Panel Discussion: Applications
Martha Otto, Diana Eignor, Heather Henry, Heechul Choi, Marie-Isabelle Baraton

Moderator: Dr. Warren Layne

10:00

BREAK

10:30

Session Report Backs: Implications

• Fate & Transport
  Madeleine Nawar, U.S. EPA Office of Air and Radiation
• Toxicity
  Barbara Walton, U.S. EPA

10:50

Panel Discussion: Implications
Barbara Walton, Jo Anne Shatkin, Jamie Lead, Madeleine Nawar, Barbara Karn, Mark Johnson

11:50

Closing Comments

12:00

Adjourn