To ensure that the tests used to address the safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials are consistent and defensible; the OECD launched the Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials (Testing Programme) in November 2007. This...

Technological innovations such as nanotechnology and/or biotechnology are being developed at such a rapid pace that they present a challenge to health and environmental risk assessment. Because of this rapid rate of innovation, a gap can arise...

This document describes practical and cost-effective monitoring approaches for using metal impurities in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as indicators of their presence in the workplace. Its goal is to supplement the “toolbox” of existing methods available...

The objective of this document is to contribute to existing knowledge regarding methods for measuring characteristics of airborne nanoparticles and controlling occupational exposure to airborne nanoparticles, and to gather data on nanoparticle...

To ensure that the tests used to address the safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials are consistent and defensible; the OECD launched the Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials (Testing Programme) in November 2007. This...

To ensure that the tests used to address the safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials are consistent and defensible; the OECD launched the Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials (Testing Programme) in November 2007. This...

To ensure that the tests used to address the safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials are consistent and defensible; the OECD launched the Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials (Testing Programme) in November 2007. This...

Many of the OECD Test Guidelines are applicable, with conditions in some cases, while some are inadequate for testing Manufactured Nanomaterials (MN) as measuring, dosing, delivery and tracking nanomaterials are not reliably accomplished at this...

This report summarises the discussions of a workshop on the applicability of existing OECD Test Guidelines (TG) on physical-chemical properties of manufactured nanomaterials, and further identifies the need to update current or develop new OECD Test...

This framework helps to identify the appropriate methods for characterising physico-chemical endpoints for different manufactured nanomaterials, or types of nanomaterials, for use in risk assessment and management, starting with basic substance...

To ensure that the tests used to address the safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials are consistent and defensible; the OECD launched the Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials (Testing Programme) in November 2007. This...

This report aims to contribute to the discussion on a ‘Safe(r) Innovation Approach’ for more sustainable nanomaterials and nano-enabled products. The document presents common working descriptions to ensure a common understanding of concepts such as...

This document provides the current practices, challenges and strategies for assessing risk of manufactured nanomaterials in circumstances where data is limited, and there is a necessity for more research on specific risk assessment issues. As such,...

This report compiles guidance information for exposure measurement and exposure mitigation for manufactured nanomaterials in occupational settings. It addresses their adequacy when handling manufactured nanomaterials. This document is a building...

Physico-chemical properties are key starting points for risk assessments of chemicals. They provide a description of the chemical, and prove useful in assessment of environmental behaviour, uptake routes into organisms, toxicokinetics and ultimate...

The purpose of this guidance was primarily to assist sponsors as they conduct testing in support of the WPMN exploratory program. It therefore focuses on the kinds of tests that address the endpoints and the types of nanomaterials being tested under...

This document presents a case study on exposure assessment of nano-gold(AuNP), which has been conducted in a pilot-scale facility to perform an exposure assessment during the synthesis of AuNPs. The main objective of this project is to identify tasks...

To ensure that the tests used to address the safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials are consistent and defensible; the OECD launched the Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials (Testing Programme) in November 2007. This...

The project “Compilation of Available Tools and Models Used for Assessing Consumer Exposure to Manufactured Nanomaterials and Evaluation of their Applicability in Exposure Assessments” aimed to (1) compile the available tools and models for assessing...

This report contains the performance testing results of the selected tools after assessment of scope, accessibility and support, and sensitivity analysis. From the first initial list, which included 23 occupational exposure assessment tools (13...