- Risk Assessment and Prevention
- Detection and Monitoring

Risk Assessment and Prevention

• Abbott LC, Maynard AD. (2010). Exposure Assessment Approaches for Engineered Nanomaterials. Risk Analysis. July 8 Ahead of print, PMID: 20626687. Abstract
• Aitken, R.J., Hankin, S.M., Tran, C.L. et al. (June 2008). A multidisciplinary approach to the identification of reference materials for engineered nanoparticle toxicology. Nanotoxicology, 2(2): 71-78. Abstract.
• Balbus, J.M., Maynard, A.D., Colvin, V.L. et al. (November 2007). Meeting Report: Hazard Assessment for Nanoparticles—Report from an Interdisciplinary Workshop. Environmental Health Perspectives, 115(11). Abstract.
• Fischer, Hans C.; Chan, Warren C. W. (December 2007). The growing need for in vivo study Current opinion in biotechnology, 18(6): 565-571. Article
• Daughton, C. G. (2003). Cradle-to-cradle stewardship of drugs for minimizing their environmental disposition while promoting human health. I. Rationale for and avenues toward a green pharmacy. Environmental Health Perspectives, 111(5), 757-774.
• Daughton, C. G. (2003). Cradle-to-cradle stewardship of drugs for minimizing their environmental disposition while promoting human health. II. Drug disposal, waste reduction, and future directions. Environmental Health Perspectives, 111(5), 775-785.
• Demou, E., Peter, P., Hellweg, S. (2006). Investigating the Impact of Nanoparticle Production. Abstract.
• Evans DE, Ku BK, Birch ME, Dunn KH.(2010). Aerosol monitoring during carbon nanofiber production: mobile direct-reading sampling. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 54(5):514-31. PMID: 20447936. Abstract.
• - NEW - Farkas J, Peter H, Christian P, Gallego Urrea JA, Hassellöv M, Tuoriniemi J, Gustafsson S, Olsson E, Hylland K, Thomas KV. (2011). Characterization of the effluent from a nanosilver producing washing machine. Environment International, 37(6):1057-62. PMID: 21470683. Abstract.
• Bice Fubini , Mara Ghiazza, & Ivana Fenoglio (2010). Physico-chemical features of engineered nanoparticles relevant to their toxicity Nanotoxicology, 4(4): 347-363 (doi:10.3109/17435390.2010.509519). Abstract.
• Goyal D, Zhang XJ, Rooney-Varga JN.(2010). Impacts of single-walled carbon nanotubes on microbial community structure in activated sludge. Lett Appl Microbiol. , 51(4):428-35. DOE: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2010.02913.x. Abstract.
• - NEW - Harald Hagendorfer, Christiane Lorenz, Ralf Kaegi, Brian Sinnet, Robert Gehrig, Natalie V. Goetz, Martin Scheringer, Christian Ludwig and Andrea Ulrich (2011). Size-fractionated characterization and quantification of nanoparticle release rates from a consumer spray product containing engineered nanoparticles. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 12(7): 2481-2494, DOI: 10.1007/s11051-009-9816-6. Abstract.
• - NEW - Hansen, S. F., and Baun, A. (2011). NanoRiskCat – A Conceptual Decision Support Tool for Nanomaterials. Danish Ministry of the Environment, Environmental Protection Agency Abstract.
• Hansen, SF; Michelson, ES; Kamper, A, et al. (July 2008). Categorization framework to aid exposure assessment of nanomaterials in consumer products. Ecotoxicology, 17(5): 438-447. Abstract
• Hansen, S.F., Larsen, B.H., Olsen, S.I., Baun, A. (September 2007). Categorization framework to aid hazard identification of nanomaterials. Nanotoxicology, 1(3): 243-250. Article
• Helland, A., Scheringer, M. et al. (2008). Risk Assessment of Engineered Nanomaterials: A Survey of Industrial Approaches. Environ. Sci. Technol. Article
• - NEW - Hendren CO, Mesnard X, Dro?ge J, Wiesner MR. (2011). Estimating Production Data for Five Engineered Nanomaterials As a Basis for Exposure Assessment. Environmental Science & Technology.45(7):2562-2569, PMID: 21391627. Abstract.
• Illuminato, I., and Miller, G. (2010). Nanotechnology, climate and energy: over-heated promises and hot air? Friends of the Earth. Report.
• Kaegi R, Sinnet B, Zuleeg S, Hagendorfer H, Mueller E, Vonbank R, Boller M, Burkhardt M. (2010). Release of silver nanoparticles from outdoor facades. Environmental Pollution , 158(9):2900-5. Abstract
• - NEW - Kaegi, R., Voegeli, A., Sinnet, B., Zuleeg, S., Hagendorfer, H., Burkhardt, M., and Siegrist, H. (2011). Behavior of Metallic Silver Nanoparticles in a Pilot Wastewater Treatment Plant.Environmental Science & Technology, 45 (9): 3902–3908. DOI: 10.1021/es1041892. Abstract.
• Kandlikar, M., Ramachandran, G., Maynard, A., Murdock, B., and Toscano, W.A. (January 2007). Health risk assessment for nanoparticles: A case for using expert judgment. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 9,1: 137-156. Abstract.
• - NEW - Karn, B. (2011). Inside the radar: select elements in nanomaterials and sustainable nanotechnology
  Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 13, 1184-1189, DOI: 10.1039/C1EM10049A Abstract.
• Lee, J., Mahendra, S., and P.J.J. Alvarez. (2010). Nanomaterials in the Construction Industry: A Review of Their Applications and Environmental Health and Safety Considerations. ACS Nano. Article ASAP
  Publication Date (Web): July 12, 2010 . Abstract
• Moore, M. (2002). Biocomplexity: The post-genome challenge in ecotoxicology. Aquatic Toxicology, 59, 1-15.
• Murdock, R. C., Braydich-Stolle, L. et al. (2008). Characterization of Nanomaterial Dispersion in Solution Prior to In Vitro Exposure Using Dynamic Light Scattering Technique. Toxicol. Sci., 101:239-253. Abstract
• Nørgaard AW, Jensen KA, Janfelt C, Lauritsen FR, Clausen PA, Wolkoff P. (2009). Release of VOCs and particles during use of nanofilm spray products. Environmental Science & Technology.43(20):7824-30. Abstract.
• OECD. (August 2007). Current Developments/Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials. Report
• Parkes, M., Panelli, R., & Weinsten, P. (2003). Converging paradigms for environmental health theory and practice. Environmental Health Perspectives, 111(5), 669-675.
• Owen, R. and Handy, R. (August 2007). Formulating the Problems for Environmental Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials. Environmental Science & Technology, 41(16): 5582–5588. Article.
• - NEW - Rezic, E. (2011). Determination of engineered nanoparticles on textiles and in textile wastewaters. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Online Ahead of Print, doi:10.1016/j.trac.2011.02.017. Abstract.
• - NEW - Rico CM, Majumdar S, Duarte-Gardea M, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL.(2011). Interaction of nanoparticles with edible plants and their possible implications in the food chain. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 59(8): 3485-3498, PMID: 21405020. Abstract.
• - NEW - Savolainen K, Alenius H, Norppa H, Pylkkänen L, Tuomi T, Kasper G. (2011). Risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials and nanotechnologies--a review.Toxicology, 269(2-3):92-104. PMID: 20105448. Abstract.
• SCENIHR. (August 2007). Opinion on the Appropriateness of the Risk Assessment Methodology in Accordance with the Technical Guidance Documents for New and Existing Substances for Assessing the Risks of Nanomaterials. Report.
• Suk, W., Olden, K., Yang, R. (2002). Chemical mixtures research: Significance and future perspectives. Environmental Health Perspectives, 110(6), 891-892.
• Tannenbaum, L. V. (2005). Detoxifying risk assessment. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 11(2), 469-472.
• Sweet, L., Strohm, B. (June 2006). Nanotechnology - Life-cycle risk management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 12 (3): 528-551
• Tyshenko, M.G. and Krewski, D. (2008). A risk management framework for the regulation of nanomaterials. International Journal of Nanotechnology, 5(1): 143-160. Abstract
• US EPA, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, European Commission. (March 2007). Nanotechnology and Life Cycle Assessment: A Systems Approach to Nanotechnology and the Environment. Report.
• - NEW - Walser, T., Demou, E., Lang, D. J., and Hellweg, S.(2011). Prospective Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Nanosilver T-Shirts.Environmental Science & Technology, Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/es2001248. Abstract.
• Wardak, A; Gorman, ME; Swami, N; Deshpande, S. (June 2008). Identification of risks in the life cycle of nanotechnology-based products. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 12(3):435-448. Abstract
• Wynne, J.H., Buckley, J.L. et al. (March 2008). Reducing hazardous material and environmental impact through recycling of scandium nanomaterial waste. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 43(4): 357-360. Abstract
• Yang, R. (1998). Commentary: Some critical issues and concerns related to research advances on the toxicology of chemical mixtures. Environmental Health Perspectives, 106(4), 1059-1063.

Detection and Monitoring

• Arnaud, C. (2006). Analyzing air nanoparticulates: Mass spec technique characterizes airborne particles smaller than 10nm. Chemical and Engineering News, 84(9): 7.
• Baron, P. (2001). Measurement of airborne fibers: A review. Industrial Health, 39: 39-50. . Article
• Bashir, R. (2004). BioMEMS: State-of-the-art in detection, opportunities and prospects. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 56: 1565-1586.
• Brouwer, D.H., Gijzbers, J.H.J., & Lurvink, M.W.M. (2004). Personal exposure to ultrafine particles in the workplace: Exploring sampling techniques and strategies. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 48(5):439-454. Abstract
• Chan, K.C., Patri, A.K., Veenstra, T.D., McNeil, S.E., Issaq, H.J. (May 2007). Analysis of fullerene-based nanomaterial in serum matrix by CE. Electrophoresis, 28(10):1518-24.
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• Daughton, C.G. 2001. "Emerging" pollutants, and communicating the science of environmental chemistry and mass spectrometry--pharmaceuticals in the environment. Journal of the American Society of Mass Spectrometry. 12(10): 1067-1076.
• Demou, E., Peter, P., Hellweg, S. (2006). Investigating the Impact of Nanoparticle Production. Abstract.
• Englert, B.C. (2007). Nanomaterials and the environment: uses, methods and measurement. J. Environ. Monit., 9: 1154-1161. Abstract.
• Environment Protection Agency. (January 2009). Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program. Interim Report.
• Erikson, B.E. (2002). Analyzing the ignored environmental contaminants: The U.S. Geological survey reports some of the first monitoring data on pharmaceuticals and other emerging organic wastewater contaminants in U.S. streams. Environmental Science & Technology. April 1: 140A-145A.
• Evans, D. E., Ku, B. K., Birch, E., and Dunn, D. H. (2010). Aerosol Monitoring during Carbon Nanofiber Production: Mobile Direct-Reading Sampling. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Advance Access online. DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq015. Abstract.
• Fissan, H., Neumann, S., Trampe, A., Pui, D.Y.H., and Shin, W. G. (January 2007). Rationale and principle of an instrument measuring lung deposited nanoparticle surface area. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 9,1: 53-59. Abstract.
• Gimbert, L.J., Hamon, R.E., Casey, P.S., et al. (2007). Partitioning and stability of engineered ZnO nanoparticles in soil suspensions using flow field-flow fractionation. Environmental Chemistry, 4(1): 8-10. Abstract.
• - NEW - Harald Hagendorfer, Christiane Lorenz, Ralf Kaegi, Brian Sinnet, Robert Gehrig, Natalie V. Goetz, Martin Scheringer, Christian Ludwig and Andrea Ulrich (2011). Size-fractionated characterization and quantification of nanoparticle release rates from a consumer spray product containing engineered nanoparticles. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 12(7): 2481-2494, DOI: 10.1007/s11051-009-9816-6. Abstract.
• Handy, R.G., Jackson, M.J., Robinson, G.M., & Lafreniere, M.D. (2006). The measurement of ultrafine particles: A pilot study using a portable particle counting technique to measure generated particles during a micromachining process. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 15(2): 172-177. Abstract
• Hsu, L.Y. and Chein, H.M. (January 2007). Evaluation of nanoparticle emission for TiO2 nanopowder coating materials. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 9,1: 157-163. Abstract.
• Hsu, Y. Chein, H.M., Chem, T.M. & Tsai, C. (2005). Axial flow cyclone for segregation and collection of ultrafine particles: Theoretical and experimental study. Environmental Science & Technology, 39(5): 1299-1308.
• Kaegi R, Sinnet B, Zuleeg S, Hagendorfer H, Mueller E, Vonbank R, Boller M, Burkhardt M. (2010). Release of silver nanoparticles from outdoor facades. Environmental Pollution , 158(9):2900-5. Abstract
• - NEW - Kaegi, R., Voegeli, A., Sinnet, B., Zuleeg, S., Hagendorfer, H., Burkhardt, M., and Siegrist, H. (2011). Behavior of Metallic Silver Nanoparticles in a Pilot Wastewater Treatment Plant.Environmental Science & Technology, 45 (9): 3902–3908. DOI: 10.1021/es1041892. Abstract.
• Kolpin, D.W., Furlong, E.T., Meyer, M.T., Thurman, E.M., Zaugg, S.D., Barber, L.B., Buxton, H.T., 2002. Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants in U.S. streams, 1999-2000: A National Reconnaissance. Environmental Science & Technology, 36(6): 1202-1211.
• Lecoanet, H.F., Botttero, J. Y. & Wiesner, M.R. (2004). Laboratory assessment of the mobility of nanomaterials in porous media. Environmental Science & Technology, 38, 4377-4382.
• Lecoanet, H. F. & Wiesner, M.R. (2004). Velocity effects on fullerenes and oxide nanoparticles deposition in porous media. Environmental Science & Technology, 38, 4377-4382.
• Marra, J., Voetz, M., Kiesling, H. J. (2010). Monitor for detecting and assessing exposure to airborne nanoparticles. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 12: 21-37. Article
• Maynard, A.D., Ku, B.K., Emery, M., Stolzenburg, M., and McMurry, P.H. (January 2007). Measuring particle size-dependent physicochemical structure in airborne single walled carbon nanotube agglomerates. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 9,1: 85-92. Abstract.
• Maynard, A. D., Baron, P. A., Foley, M., Shvedova, A. A., Kisin, E. R., & Castranova, V. (2004). Exposure to carbon nanotube material: Aerosol release during the handling of unrefined single-walled carbon nanotube material. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A (67), 87-100.
• - NEW - Mu Q, Zhai S, Yan B.(2011). Real-time monitoring of cellular responses to carbon nanotubes. Methods in Molecular Biology, 625:85-94, PMID: 20422383. Abstract.
• Mueller, N.C, and Nowack, B. (2008). Exposure Modeling of Engineered Nanoparticles in the Environment. Environ. Sci. Technol., 42 (12): 4447–4453. Abstract
• Peters, T.M., Heitbrink, W.A., Evans, D.E., & Slavin, T.J. (2006). The mapping of fine and ultrafine particle concentrations in an engine machining and assembly facility. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 50(3): 249-257. Abstract
• - NEW - Poda AR, Bednar AJ, Kennedy AJ, Harmon A, Hull M, Mitrano DM, Ranville JF, Steevens J.(2011). Characterization of silver nanoparticles using flow-field flow fractionation interfaced to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 1218(27):4219-25. PMID: 21247580. Abstract.
• - NEW - Quadros ME, Marr LC. (2011). Silver Nanoparticles and Total Aerosols Emitted by Nanotechnology-Related Consumer Spray Products. Environmental Science & Technology, Epub Ahead of Print, PMID: 22070550.Abstract.
• - NEW - Quik JT, Vonk JA, Hansen SF, Baun A, Van De Meent D. (2011). How to assess exposure of aquatic organisms to manufactured nanoparticles? Environment International, 37(6):1068-77, PMID: 21411153. Abstract.
• Shin, W. G., Pui, D.Y.H., Fissan, H., Neumann, S., and Trampe, A.(January 2007). Calibration and numerical simulation of Nanoparticle Surface Area Monitor (TSI Model 3550 NSAM). Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 9,1: 61-69. Abstract.
• Simonet, B.M., Valcarcel, M. (January 2009). Monitoring nanoparticles in the environment. Analytical And Bioanalytical Chemistry, 393(1):17-21. Abstract.
• - NEW - Thayer, D., Koehler, K.A., Marchesea, A., Volckens, J. (2011). A Personal, Thermophoretic Sampler for Airborne Nanoparticles. Aerosol Science & Technology, 45(6): 744 - 750, DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2011.558943. Abstract.
• Tiede, K; Boxall, ABA; Tear, SP. et al. (July 2008). Detection and characterization of engineered nanoparticles in food and the environment. Food Additives & Contaminants, 25(7): 795-821. Abstract
• - NEW - van Wezel AP, Morinière V, Emke E, ter Laak T, Hogenboom AC. (2011). Quantifying summed fullerene nC60 and related transformation products in water using LC LTQ Orbitrap MS and application to environmental samples. Environment International,37(6):1063-7. PMID: 21529946 Abstract.
• Wake, D. (2006). The assessment of different metrics of the concentration of nano (ultrafine) particles in existing and new industries. Health and Safety Laboratory, England. Report
• Wallace, W.E., Keane, M.J., Murray, D.K., Chisholm, W.P., Maynard, A.D., and Ong, T.M. (January 2007). Phospholipid lung surfactant and nanoparticle surface toxicity: Lessons from diesel soots and silicate dusts. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 9,1: 23-38. Abstract.
• - NEW - Wang G, Dewilde AH, Zhang J, Pal A, Vashist M, Bello D, Marx KA, Braunhut SJ, Therrien JM.(2011). A living cell quartz crystal microbalance biosensor for continuous monitoring of cytotoxic responses of macrophages to single-walled carbon nanotubes. Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 8(4),PMID: 21266033. Abstract.
• Wang, S., Zordan, C.A. & Johnston, M.V.  (2006). Chemical characterization of individual, airborne, sub-10-nm particles and molecules. Analytical Chemistry, 78: 1750.  Article
• Wigginton, NS; Haus, KL; Hochella, MF. (2007). Aquatic environmental nanoparticles. Journal of environmental monitoring, 9(12): 1306-1316. Article
• - NEW - Stefano Zuin, Christian Micheletti, Andrea Critto, Giulio Pojana, Helinor Johnston, Vicki Stone, Lang Tran, & Antonio Marcomini (2011). Weight of Evidence approach for the relative hazard ranking of nanomaterials. Nanotoxicology, 5(1): 79-90. (doi:10.3109/17435390.2010.512986) Abstract.

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