Regulation of engineered nanomaterials: current challenges, insights and future directions

RWS Lai, KWY Yeung, MMN Yung, AB Djurišić… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Substantial production and wide applications of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have
raised concerns over their potential influences on the environment and humans. However …

Engineered nanomaterials: knowledge gaps in fate, exposure, toxicity, and future directions

A Kumar, P Kumar, A Anandan… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study is to identify current knowledge gaps in fate, exposure, and toxicity of
engineered nanomaterials (ENMs), highlight research gaps, and suggest future research …

[HTML][HTML] Risk assessments show engineered nanomaterials to be of low environmental concern

R Arvidsson - 2018 - ACS Publications
Concerns about environmental risks related to engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have
spurred research into these risks that has been ongoing since the early 2000s. A valid …

Risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials: a review of available data and approaches from a regulatory perspective

DR Hristozov, S Gottardo, A Critto, A Marcomini - Nanotoxicology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
It has been largely recognised that substantial limitations and uncertainties make the
conventional risk assessment (RA) of chemicals unfeasible to apply to engineered …

Considerations of environmentally relevant test conditions for improved evaluation of ecological hazards of engineered nanomaterials

PA Holden, JL Gardea-Torresdey… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are increasingly entering the environment with uncertain
consequences including potential ecological effects. Various research communities view …

Difficulties in establishing regulations for engineered nanomaterials and considerations for policy makers: avoiding an unbalance between benefits and risks

LG Garduño‐Balderas… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Current evidence of engineered nanomaterials'(ENM) toxicity has led to a latent concern
about hazards for both humans and the environment. For this reason, some efforts have …

Nanomaterials in the environment: from materials to high-throughput screening to organisms

CR Thomas, S George, AM Horst, Z Ji, RJ Miller… - ACS …, 2011 - ACS Publications
One of the challenges in the field of nanotechnology is environmental health and safety
(EHS), including consideration of the properties of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) that …

Identification and avoidance of potential artifacts and misinterpretations in nanomaterial ecotoxicity measurements

EJ Petersen, TB Henry, J Zhao… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
Novel physicochemistries of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) offer considerable
commercial potential for new products and processes, but also the possibility of unforeseen …

ONE Nano: NIEHS's strategic initiative on the health and safety effects of engineered nanomaterials

TT Schug, AF Johnson, DM Balshaw… - Environmental …, 2013 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: The past decade has seen tremendous expansion in the production and
application of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). The unique properties that make ENMs …

Fate of engineered nanomaterials in natural environments and impacts on ecosystems

M Mortimer, PA Holden - Exposure to engineered nanomaterials in the …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this chapter, the focus is on engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) that enter natural
environments with potential impacts to ecosystems. This chapter provides an overview of the …