Walser, Tobias

ETH Zürich Tobias Walser Institute for Environmental Engineering HIF C 13 Schafmattstr. 6 8093 Zurich Telefon: +41 44 633 60 14 Fax: +41 44 633 10 61 E-Mail:

Background

Research Activities & Interests

• Changing Environmental Impacts of Emerging Technologies, such as Nanotechnologies, through Upscaling and Learning
• Fate of Engineered Nanoparticles in Waste Processing
• Prospective Environmental Assessments with Support of Scenarios
• Environmental Fate and Effects of Nano-objects
• Engineered Nanoparticles: Indoor Emission and Human Exposure

Journal Publications

• Persistence of engineered nanoparticles in a municipal solid waste incineration plant
  Walser, T; Limbach, LK; Brogioli, R; Erismann, E; Flamigni, L; Hattendorf, B; Juchli, M; Krumeich, F; Ludwig, C; Prikopsky, K; Rossier, M; Saner, D; Sigg, A; Hellweg, S; Günther, D; Stark, WJ
  Nature Nanotechnology 2012, accepted for publication

• Exposure to engineered nanoparticles: Model and measurements for accident situations in laboratories
  Walser, Tobias; Hellweg, Stefanie; Juraske, Ronnie; Luechinger, Norman A.; Wang, Jing; Fierz, Martin
  Science of the Total Environment 2012, 420, 119-126

• End-of-life and waste management in life cycle assessment—Zurich, 6 December 2011
  Saner, Dominik; Walser, Tobias; Vadenbo, Carl
  The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 2012, 17, 504-510

• Life cycle assessment of engineered nanomaterials: State of the art and strategies to overcome existing gaps
  Hischier, Roland; Walser, Tobias
  Science of the Total Environment 2012, online available

• Prospective Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Nanosilver T-Shirts
  Walser, Tobias; Demou, Evangelia; Lang, Daniel J.; Hellweg, Stefanie
  Environmental Science&Technology 2011, 45, 4570-4578

Conference Proceedings & Presentations

• Anthropogenic silver in Switzerland: Is the nanoindustry a potential new emission source? (Oral and Poster Presentation)
  Walser T.; Schwabe F.; Thoeni L.; De Temmerman L.; Hellweg S.
  ICP Vegetation Task Force Meeting, Brescia, Italy 2012
• Engineered nanooxides in municipal waste incineration: An appropriate end-of-life treatment option? (Oral Presentation)
  Walser T.; Limbach L.; Günther D.; Brogioli R.; Flamigni L.; Hattendorf B.; Krumeich F.; Rossier M.; Saner D.; Ludwig C.; Juchli M.; Sigg A.; Hellweg S.; Stark W.J.
  46th Discussion Forum on Life Cycle Assessment, Zurich, Switzerland 2011
• Municipal Waste Incineration Plants: A Grave for Nanoparticles in Consumer Products? (Oral Presentation)
  Walser T.; Limbach L.; Günther D.; Brogioli R.; Flamigni L.; Hattendorf B.; Krumeich F.; Rossier M.; Saner D.; Ludwig C.; Juchli M.; Sigg A.; Hellweg S.; Stark W.J.
  Swiss Aerosol Group 6th Annual Meeting, Berne, Switzerland 2011
• Life Cycle Assessments and Nanotechnology: First results and further steps within the EU project PROSUITE (Oral Presentation)
  Walser T.; Hellweg S.
  Symposium nanoLCA: Safety Issues of Nanomaterials along their Life Cycle, Barcelona, Spain 2011
• Occupational Exposure to Engineered Nanoparticles: Measurement Campaign with Multiple Devices under Various Release Scenarios (Oral Presentation)
  Walser T.; Hellweg S.; Luechinger N.; Fierz M.
  INRS Occupational Health Research Conference, Nancy, France 2011
• Workers exposure to engineered nanoparticles in the framework of life cycle assessment (Poster Presentation)
  Walser T.; Demou E.; Hellweg S.
  6th International Conference on the Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials, London, United Kingdom 2011
• From the Laboratory to the Market: The Environmental Impacts of Upscaling the Production of Nanosilver Polymer Coatings. (Poster Presentation)
  Walser T.; Demou E.; Hellweg S.
  NanoImpactNet Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland 2010
• Prospective Life Cycle Assessments of Nanosilver Textile Coatings (Oral Presentation)
  Walser T.; Demou E.; Lang D.J.; Hellweg S.
  NanoImpactNet Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland 2009
• Prospective Assessment of Nanotechnology: Case Study on Nanosilver in Textiles (Oral Presentation)
  Walser T.; Demou E.; Lang D.J.; Hellweg S.
  38th LCA Discussion Forum, Zurich, Switzerland 2009
• Prospective Life Cycle Assessment of Nanosilver Textile Products. (Oral Presentation)
  Walser T.; Demou E.; Lang D.J.; Hellweg S.
  SETAC Europe 19th annual meeting, Göteborg, Sweden 2009

Related Scientific Activities

Reviews for scientific journals:
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Nanomaterials and the Environment