NIA Projects
SAFETY ASSESSMENT:
NANEX - Development of Exposure Scenarios for Manufactured Nanomaterials
CNT - Life-Cycle Analysis - Research into the likelihood and possible pathway of human exposure via inhalation arising throughout the lifecycle of a selection of commercially available articles containing carbon nanotubes
NanoImaging - Detection of Engineered Nanomaterials in the Environment: Available techniques and potential for applied techniques from nanomedicine and nanotoxicology
BENEFITS OF NANOTECHNOLOGIES:
COMMUNICATION:
INGENIOUS - Public Communication & Applied Ethics of Nanotechnology
COMMERCIALISATION:
Nano2Market - Best Practices for IPR and Technology Transfer in Nanotechnology Development
MARKET-SPECIFIC R&D:
NanoHex - Transforming
the Future of Heat Management
NANEX
Development of Exposure Scenarios for Manufactured Nanomaterials
The aim of the NANEX project is to develop a catalogue of generic and specific exposure scenarios for MNMs relevant for human exposure taking account of the entire lifecycle of these materials. NANEX will collect and review available exposure information and develop a set of generic exposure scenarios for three very relevant MNMs: (1) high aspect ratio nanomaterials - HARNs, (2) mass-produced nanomaterials, and (3) specialised nanomaterials that are currently only produced on a small scale. Data collected will include both quantitative (measurement results if available) and qualitative, contextual exposure information (risk management measures). In support of the project targets, the applicability of existing models for estimating occupational and consumer exposure as well as available model for estimating environmental release and human exposure through the environment will be reviewed and a small number of specific case illustrations, covering occupational, consumer and environmental release/exposure scenarios and carry out a gap analyses of the available knowledge and data and define research priorities will be conducted.
(Funded by European Commission, FP7)
