What exactly are nanoparticles? What is meant by “exposure”? When do toxicologists speak of a risk? This and many more questions regarding research on safety aspects of nanomaterials are answered here: www.nanoobjects.info
The Danish Consumer Council and the Danish Ecological Council has, in cooperation with DTU Environment developed a database "The Nanodatabase" that can help consumers to identify more than 1200 products that may contain nanomaterials. The database is available in Danish & English language and contains information on more than 1200 different products already available to Danish consumers either in stores or via Internet shops. The database is partly funded by the Danish Consumer Council and partly by the Velux Foundation (project nr. VKR022070).
Each product in the database has been assigned a short title describing the use of the nanomaterial and a colou code consisting of five dots (similar to "nano" traffic lights) referring to the potential for exposure to professional end-users, consumers or the environment and to the potential hazards for humans and the environment. The colors signify whether the risk of exposure or potential effects are high (red), medium (yellow), low (green) or unknown (grey).
Information on the sponsorship programmes of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research on nanotechnologies for humans and the environment.
A database with important and generally understandable aspects on health and environment of applied nanomaterials as well as facts on the safety of manufactured nanomaterials.
The chapters on release, exposure, uptake and behavior of nanomaterials in the human body and in the environment as well as the risk assessment will give you a first overview.
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