Nanotoxicology

Nanotechnology Environmental Health and Safety

This book is divided into 3 main sections. SECTION 1: Risks: What are Some of the Risks. SECTION 2: Regulation: How are they Currently Regulated. SECTION 3: Management: What is Being Done to Manage them.

Emerging Nanotechnologies for Manufacturing

Nanotechnology is a technology on the verge of commercialization. In this important work, an unrivalled team of international experts provides an exploration of the emerging nanotechnologies that are poised to make the nano-revolution a reality in the manufacturing sector. From their different perspectives, the contributors explore how developments in nanotechnology are transforming areas as diverse as medicine, advanced materials, energy, electronics and agriculture.

Nanotechnology Environmental Health and Safety

Introduction/Foreword by the Editor; The promises of nanotechnology; An NGO’s perspective of nanotechnology; An insurance industry’s perspective; Proactive risks management strategies in nanotechnology companies; Toxicological Studies with Nanoscale Materials; Industry-led initiative for occupational heath & safety; Small business perspective: where safety and innovation converge; An unlikely partnership for responsible nanotechnology