Preface

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• Personal Author:
  Fadeel B ; Pietroiusti A ; Shvedova A
• Description:
  In the past decade, nanotoxicology has emerged as a specific domain within the toxicological sciences. In fact, there has been an exponential rise in the number of scientific articles on the subject; however, nanotoxicology as a discipline is still struggling with the fundamental question: are there specific environmental safety and health concerns associated with nanomaterials as a function of their particular or novel properties, and does this call for specific regulations to be applied for nanoenabled products and technologies? Furthermore, while considerable progress has been made during the last 10 years, and important lessons have been learned, such as the realization that a thorough physicochemical characterization is needed to properly evaluate the toxicological results, nanotoxicology still faces a number of challenges related to standardization and validation of test methods, and the implementation of reference materials, to allow for comparability of results across different studies; there is also a need for more realistic test scenarios, including low-dose, long-term exposures to nanomaterials. Notwithstanding, we have already made significant progress in terms of teasing out the properties that make some nanomaterials harmful and others essentially inert. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Toxicology
• Keywords:
  Biomedical Engineering Exposure Levels Health Effects Nanomaterials Nanotechnology Nanotoxicology Risk Factors Safety Measures
• ISBN:
  9780128091999
• Publisher:
  Elsevier Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052321
• Citation:
  Adverse effects of engineered nanomaterials: exposure, toxicology, and impact on human health, second edition. Fadeel B, Pietroiusti A, Shvedova A. eds. New York: Elsevier Inc., 2017 Mar; :xv-xvii
• Editor(s):
  Fadeel B; Pietroiusti A; Shvedova A
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Adverse effects of engineered nanomaterials: exposure, toxicology, and impact on human health, second edition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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