Nanotechnology, environmental health and safety : risks, regulation and management /: risks, regulation and management. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Matthew Hull, Diana Bowman.
• Editors: Hull, Matthew; Bowman, Diana, 1979-
• Contents: Part I: Precaution 1. Nanotechnology Environmental Health and Safety – introduction 2. Is there a need for any more environmental health and safety research on nanoparticles? 3. Responsible Research and Innovation 4. What are the warning signs that we should be looking forward? 5. Emergency management of emerging technologies – nanotechnology 6. The role of NGOs in shaping the Environmental Health and Safety nanotech agenda Part II: Progress 7. Characterization of nanomaterials for nanoEHS studies 8. Toxicological issues to consider when evaluating the safety of consumer products containing nanomaterials 9. Long-term effects – assessing the chronic toxicity of engineered nanomaterials 10. Workplace standards 11. Nanomaterials ecotoxicology: a case study with nanosilver 12. A Nanomaterial Registry 13. Nanoinformatics: data driven materials design for health and environmental needs Part III: Perspectives 14. A case study of a nanoscale-research facility safety through design and operation 15. What should epidemioligists be looking for, or doing, to ensure worker safety? 16. Commercialization of cellulose nanocrystal (NCCTM) production: A business case focusing on the importance of proactive EHS management 17. Safe, rapid development of nanotechnologies 18. Nanotechnology risk management: An insurance industry perspective 19. Managing nanotechnology risks in small business 20. Lowering insurance premiums – a how to guide for small nanotechnology businesses 21. A nanotechnology legal framework 22. The EPA/NSF funded centers for environmental implications of nanotechnology 23. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Shaping the Nanotechnologies Landscape Through Regulatory Choice Part IV: Personal 24. Consumer use of nanoparticles in sunscreens 25. Cosmetics 26. Cleaning products Part V: Prediction and Sustainability 27. Exploring boundaries around the safe use of advanced materials: A Prospective Product-Based Case Studies approach 28. What’s ahead – what can we expect from the nano-enabled materials and systems of the future 29. Nanomaterial governance, planetary health and the sustainocene transition 30. Sustainable nanotechnology: a regional perspective
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.1196205; Nanotechnology -- Risk assessment; Nanotechnology -- Environmental aspects; Nanotechnology -- Safety regulations; Nanostructured materials industry -- Safety regulations
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128135891
• Related ISBNs: 9780128135884
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