Safety of Nanomaterials Along Their Lifecycle - Release, Exposure, and Human Hazards

"Billions of dollars in public funding have been spent on novel nanomaterials, and the resulting products are entering the consumer world now: new paints and coatings; electric cars powered by nanomaterials in the battery, chassis, and tires; new renewable energy sources, to name a few. But contrary to other disrupting technologies such as nuclear energy or genetics, the scientific community has started to investigate the risks associated with novel nanomaterials early in the development phase. Although there are still gaps in our knowledge of the risks presented by nanomaterials, we now know enough to describe scenarios that are too high-risk to implement as well as scenarios for the safe use of nanomaterials. The goal of this book is to help the readerin making such safely decisions"--

List of contents

Characterization. Hazard Assessment for Humans. Emission and Exposure Along the Lifecycle. Integrating Case Studies on Methods and Materials.

About the author

Edited by
Wendel Wohlleben, Advanced Materials and Systems Research, Department of Material Physics, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Thomas A.J. Kuhlbusch, Air Quality and Sustainable Nanotechnology Unit, Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology (IUTA) e.V, Duisburg, Germany
Jürgen Schnekenburger, Biomedical Technology Center, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
Claus-Michael Lehr, Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and Department of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany

Product details

• Authors: Wendel Kuhlbusch Wohlleben
• Assisted by: Thomas Kuhlbusch (Editor), Thomas A. J. Kuhlbusch (Editor), Thomas A.J. Kuhlbusch (Editor), Claus-Michael Lehr (Editor), Lehr Claus-Michael (Editor), Jörgen Schnekenburger (Editor), Juergen Schnekenburger (Editor), Jurgen Schnekenburger (Editor), Jürgen Schnekenburger (Editor), Wendel Wohlleben (Editor), Wohlleben Wendel (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.12.2014
• EAN: 9781466567863
• ISBN: 978-1-4665-6786-3
• No. of pages: 472
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; SCIENCE / Chemistry / General, biochemistry, chemistry, Science / Environmental Science, Materials science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General, Toxicology (non-medical)