Jo Anne Shatkin

Nanotechnology

Health and Environmental Risks

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This accessible book introduces the use of risk analysis as a tool to help you make more informed decisions about nanotechnology product development. It provides concise, informative narratives on toxicology, occupational health and safety, and the environmental implications of nanotechnology. This second edition includes new perspectives and updates on the technical, societal, and regulatory developments in the field. It reviews current concerns, discusses sustainability and life cycle analysis, describes methods for evaluating nanotechnology risks, surveys international efforts, and presents cutting-edge approaches for managing risk.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781439881750
• ISBN-10: 1439881758
• Artikelnr.: 36081960

Autorenporträt

Jo Anne Shatkin, Ph.D., leads CLF Ventures, a nonprofit affiliate of the Conservation Law Foundation, New England's most influential environmental advocacy organization. Dr. Shatkin is an environmental health scientist and recognized expert in human health risk assessment, emerging contaminants policy, and environmental aspects of nanotechnology. She provides leadership on proactive approaches to sustainable technology development, working to advance life cycle approaches to risk analysis, and incorporate life cycle thinking into product design and development. She teaches courses and has published papers and book chapters on topics of stakeholder engagement, environmental health and safety and life cycle approaches to risk analysis for nanotechnology. Dr. Shatkin serves as councilor of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), serves on the board of the Center for Environmental Policy at American University, and is a founding board member of the Stewardship Action Council, and leads the SAC Collaborative Partnerships initiative.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Assessing Nanotechnology Health and Environmental Risks.
Defining Risk Assessment and How It Is Used for Environmental Protection,
and Its Potential Role for Managing Nanotechnology Risks. Sustainable
Nanotechnology Development Using Risk Assessment and Applying Life Cycle
Thinking. The State of the Science: Human Health, Toxicology, and
Nanotechnology Risks. The State of the Science: Environmental Risks. Nano
LCRA: An Adaptive Screening-Level Life Cycle Risk Assessment Framework for
Nanotechnology. Comprehensive Environmental Assessment and Other Life
Cycle-Based Approaches for Assessing Nanotechnology. Managing Risks in
Occupational Environments. Nanotechnology Risk Communication. Ongoing
International Efforts to Address Risk Issues for Nanotechnology. Index.