Difficulties in establishing regulations for engineered nanomaterials and considerations for policy makers: Avoiding an unbalance between benefits and risks

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1073-1085

  Garduño Balderas, Luis Guillermo ^a   Urrutia Ortega, Ismael Manuel ^a   Medina Reyes, Estefany Ingrid ^a   Chirino, Yolanda Irasema ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Engineered nanomaterials; Ethical considerations; Regulations; Standardized methods; Technical ENM data sheet

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERED NANOMATERIAL; NANOMATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHICS; HUMAN; NANOTOXICOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOXICITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LAW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRENDS;

CELL SURVIVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; NANOSTRUCTURES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84939262183     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.3180     Document Type: Review

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