Nanotechnology Environmental Health and Safety

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