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Record Nr.

UNINA9910555166203321

Titolo

The ELSI handbook of nanotechnology : risk, safety, ELSI and commercialization / / edited by Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N J.,US

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Beverly, Massachusetts ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Scrivener Publishing : , : Wiley, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-119-59296-8

1-119-59299-2

1-119-59301-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (483 pages)

Disciplina

620.5

Soggetti

Nanotechnology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

"This Handbook focuses on the recent advancements in Safety, Risk, Ethical Society and Legal Implications (ESLI) as well as its commercialization of nanotechnology, such as manufacturing. Nano is moving out of its relaxation phase of scientific route, and as new products go to market, organizations all over the world, as well as the general public, are discussing the environmental and health issues associated with nanotechnology. Nongovernmental science organizations have long since reacted; however, now the social sciences have begun to study the cultural portent of nanotechnology. Societal concerns and their newly constructed concepts, show nanoscience interconnected with the economy, ecology, health, and governance. This handbook addresses these new challenges and is divided into 7 sections: Nanomaterials and the Environment; Life Cycle Environmental Implications of Nanomanufacturing; Bioavailability and Toxicity of Manufactured Nanoparticles in Terrestrial Environments; Occupational Health Hazards of Nanoparticles; Ethical Issues in



Nanotechnology; Commercialization of Nanotechnology; Legalization of Nanotechnology"--