Research Strategy for Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials.

Accession Number

PB2012-111438

Publication Date

2012

Media Count

230p

Personal Author

N/A

Abstract

Nanotechnology relies on the ability to design, manipulate, and manufacture materials at the nanoscale. The emerging field of nanotechnology has the potential to lead to substantial advances in many sectors--energy, medicine, electronics, and clean technologies, for example--while contributing to substantial economic growth. Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are already in industrial and consumer products, including drug-delivery systems, stain-resistant clothing, solar cells, cosmetics, and food additives. It is the nanoscale-specific properties of ENMs (for example, their electronic, optical, or chemical-reactive qualities) that are key to research and commercial applications. The nanotechnology sector, which generated about $225 billion in product sales in 2009, is predicted to expand rapidly over the next decade with the development of new technologies that have new capabilities. The increasing production and use of ENMs may lead to greater exposures of workers, consumers, and the environment, and the unique scale-specific and novel properties of the materials raise questions about their potential effects on human health and the environment.

Keywords

Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs)
Environmental effects
Exposure
Human health
Nanoscale research
Nanotechnology
Risk assessment
Safety aspects
Technology development


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Source Agency

National Academy of Science National Research Council

NTIS Subject Category

41K - Engineering Materials
49 - Electrotechnology
71 - Materials Sciences
68G - Environmental Health & Safety
70E - Research Program Administration & Technology Transfer

Corporate Author

National Research Council, Washington, DC. Div. of Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Document Type

Technical report

Title Note

N/A

NTIS Issue Number

1221

Contract Number

EP-C-09-003

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