Environmental impact assessment for nanotechnologies: integrating the ecological and the chemical perspective. (1st January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Filser, Juliane; Köser, Jan
• Is Part Of: World review of science, technology and sustainable development. Volume 11:Number 1(2014)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 13
• Publication Date: 2014-01-01
• Subjects: engineered nanoparticles -- ENP -- environmental hazard assessment -- benign nanomaterials -- silver nanoparticles -- numerical speciation -- ecotoxicological tests -- green algae -- soil bacteria -- silver chloride -- redox equilibrium -- extended test duration -- sustainable nanotechnology -- silver speciation; Sustainable development -- Periodicals; Appropriate technology -- Periodicals; Technology transfer -- Periodicals; Globalization -- Periodicals; 338.92705
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1741-2242

Abstract

The development and application of products containing engineered nanoparticles (ENP) has dramatically increased over the past decade, whereas the assessment of potential hazards to humans and especially to the environment substantially falls behind. The UFT Centre for Environmental Research and Sustainable Technology at the University of Bremen focuses on environmentally benign nanomaterials. Here we present some results from two ongoing large project networks. Using examples from ecotoxicological tests and numerical speciation we demonstrate the necessity of interdisciplinary cooperation for the hazard assessment of silver nanoparticles.