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SAFENANO's Top Cross-cutting Papers


The following reading list details what we consider to be some of the most informative cross-cutting papers relating to nanomaterials, covering a range of areas or more general topics such health and safety, risk and regulation.  This list will be updated regularly to ensure that we make the most up to date information available to our readers.


Bowman, D.M., van Calster, G., Friedrichs, S. 2010, "Nanomaterials and regulation of cosmetics", Nature Nanotechnology, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 92. 


Borm, P.J.A., Robbins, D., Haubold, S., Kuhlbusch, T., Fissan, H., Donaldson, K., Schins, R., Stone, V., Kreyling, W., Lademann J., et al. 2006, "The potential risks of nanomaterials: a review carried out for ECETOC," Particle Fibre Toxicol., vol. 3, no. 11. 


Maynard, A.D., Aitken, R.J., Butz, T., Colvin, V., Donaldson, K., Oberdörster, G., Philbert, M.A., Ryan, J., Seaton, A., Stone, V., Tinkle, S.S., Tran, L., Walker, N.J. and Warheit, D.B. 2006, "Safe Handling in nanotechnology", Nature, vol. 444, no. 7117, pp. 267-269.

 
Schulte, P.A., Trout, D., Zumwalde, R.D., Kuempel, E., Geraci, C.L., Castranova, V., Mundt, D.J., Mundt, K.A. & Halperin, W.E. 2008, "Options for Occupational Health Surveillance of Workers Potentially Exposed to Engineered Nanoparticles: State of the Science," Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 517-526. 

 
Schulte, P., Geraci, C., Zumwalde, R., Hoover, M., Castranova, V., Kuempel, E., Murashov, V., Vainio, H. & Savolainen, K. 2008, "Sharpening the focus on occupational safety and health in nanotechnology", Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 471-478.

  
Schulte, P., Murashov, A.V., Zumwalde, R., Kuempel, E.D. and Geraci, C.L. 2010. "Occupational exposure limits for nanomaterials: state of the art," Journal of Nanoparticle Research, vol. 12, pp.1971-1987. 


Savolainen, K. 2009, "Safety of engineered nanomaterials and emerging nanotechnologies – do we know enough to allow us to make reliable judgements?", Human & Experimental Toxicology, vol. 28, pp. 323-324.


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