Research strategies for safety evaluation of nanomaterials, part II: Toxicological and safety evaluation of nanomaterials, current challenges and data needs

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-17

  Holsapple, Michael P ^a   Farland, William H ^b   Landry, Timothy D ^c   Monteiro Riviere, Nancy A ^d   Carter, Janet M ^e   Walker, Nigel J ^f   Thomas, Karluss V ^a  

^a ILSI HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanomaterials; Nanoscale materials; Nanotechnology; Risk assessment; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL TERATOGENESIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; IN VITRO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG TOXICITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 27644591358     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfi293     Document Type: Article

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