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Nanotoxicology: characterizing the scientific literature, 2000-2007

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Ostrowski AD, Martin T, Conti J, Hurt I, Harthorn BH
摘要
Understanding the toxicity of nanomaterials and nano-enabled products is important for human and environmental health and safety as well as public acceptance. Assessing the state of knowledge about nanotoxicology is an important step in promoting comprehensive understanding of the health and environmental implications of these new materials. To this end, we employed bibliometric techniques to characterize the prevalence and distribution of the current scientific literature. We found that the nano-toxicological literature is dispersed across a range of disciplines and sub-fields; focused on in vitro testing; often does not specify an exposure pathway; and tends to emphasize acute toxicity and mortality rather than chronic exposure and morbidity. Finally, there is very little research on consumer products, particularly on their environmental fate, and most research is on the toxicity of basic nanomaterials. The implications for toxicologists, regulators and social scientists studying nanotechnology and society are discussed.
详细资料
- 关键词: Nanotoxicology; Exposure pathway; Literature review; Environment; Health and safety; EHS
- 文献种类: Misc
- 期刊名称: JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH
- 期卷页: 2009年第11卷第2期 251-257页
- 出版社: SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS
- 地址: 1. Univ Calif Santa Barbara, NSF Ctr, Nanotechnol Soc, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA 2. Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Chem & Biochem, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA 3. Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Sociol, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA 4. Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Geog, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
- ISBN: 1388-0764
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