Nano and the Environment, Health & Safety
Introductory Material
Ecological Implications of Nanotechnology
WALLA Morton Center (2010)
Taught by Chad Jafvert
Selected Topics: ecological implications, risk assessment of chemicals, nanoparticles in the aquatic environment, toxicity, detection, risk.
Ethics, Environment, and Nanotechnologies
Purdue University (2008)
Taught by Barbara Karn
Selected Topics: green nanotechnology, green chemistry, nanoethics, life cycle, risk management, governance, precautionary principle, environmental sustainability
Prevention through Design in Collaborative Research Environments
Purdue University (2010)
Taught by John Weaver
Selected Topics: National Institute of Safety and Health (NIOSH), prevention through design (PtD),vwork-related hazards, risks, construction, manufacture, use, maintenance, disposal, equipment, examples of PtD implementation
Social Implications of Nanoscience
WALLA Morton Center (2010)
Taught by Ronald Turco, Marianne Bischoff, Zhonghua Tong, Erika Espinosa, Leila Nyberg, Loring Nies, Tim Filley, Kathryn Schreiner, Chad Jafvert, Mary-Jane Orr, Bruce Applegate.
Selected Topics: nanometer, carbon based nanomaterials, soluble nanotubes, bottom up manufacturing, existing nano-based products, exposure routes, food web, environmental impacts, nanomaterials in the environment, degradation.
What We Know and Don’t Know About the Toxicity of Nanomaterials— Challenges in Developing Experimental Approaches for Safety Assessment
Purdue University (2010)
By Peter L Goering
Selected Topics: engineered nanomaterials (ENMs), nanomedicine, consumer products, safety evaluations, FDA review process, nanotoxicology