New developments in technology usually entail some hazard as well as advantage to a
society. Hazard of a material translates into risk by exposure of humans and/or their …

Exposure to particles in industry and mining and from accidental anthropogenic sources
constitutes an ongoing threat. Most recently nanoparticles arising from advances in …

Despite the many proposed advantages related to nanotechnology, there are increasing
concerns as to the potential adverse human health and environmental effects that the …

The rapid expansion of nanotechnology promises to have great benefits for society, yet there
is increasing concern that human and environmental exposure to engineered nanomaterials …

Nanotechnology offers enormous potential for technological progress. Fortunately, early and
intensive efforts have been invested in investigating toxicology and safety aspects of this …

Nanomaterials are now being manufactured and used in many products. However, our
knowledge of the human health effects and environmental concentrations of engineered …

The revolution in nanotechnology is set to bring advantages in areas of our lives as diverse
as engineering, information technology, and diagnostics. Part of this will necessitate large …

Highlights•The Biologically Effective Dose (BED) is the mechanistic entity that actually drives
toxicity.•Mechanisms of nanoparticle (NP) toxicity need to be considered in relation to …

Nanoparticles are the end products of a wide variety of physical, chemical and biological
processes some of which are novel and radically different, others of which are quite …

With the advent of nanotechnology, the prospects for using engineered nanomaterials with
diameters of< 100 nm in industrial applications, medical imaging, disease diagnoses, drug …