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Research strategy to determine when novel nanohybrids pose unique environmental risks

Abstract

The production and use of increasingly complex hierarchical multifunctional ensembles of nanomaterials introduces emergent properties that will likely lead to uncertainty in the environmental health and safety (EHS) evaluation of nanohybrids (NHs). This perspective proposes principles to identify NHs with novel properties relevant to nano EHS research, and discusses specific challenges for EHS research on these materials. We propose a strategy for focusing nano EHS research efforts on relevant NH systems.

Graphical abstract: Research strategy to determine when novel nanohybrids pose unique environmental risks

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
15 Jun 2014
Accepted
26 Nov 2014
First published
27 Nov 2014

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2015,2, 11-18

Research strategy to determine when novel nanohybrids pose unique environmental risks

N. B. Saleh, N. Aich, J. Plazas-Tuttle, J. R. Lead and G. V. Lowry, Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2015, 2, 11 DOI: 10.1039/C4EN00104D

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