Setting the stage for debating the roles of risk assessment and life-cycle assessment of engineered nanomaterials.
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Summary
The pros and cons of four schools of thought for combining and integrating risk assessment and life-cycle assessment are discussed and a plea for action on quantifying the environmental repercussions of nanomaterials is concluded.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2017-08-04
- Cited by
- 93
- References
- 105
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W2744919936
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Keywords
Plea, Life-cycle assessment, Engineering ethics, Strengths and weaknesses, Risk assessment
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- Toward harmonizing ecotoxicity characterization in life cycle impact assessment
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- Micro-/Nano-Dual-Scale Porous Composite Membranes for the Separation of Nanopollutants from Water
- Applying an innovative biodegradable self-assembly nanomicelles to deliver α-mangostin for improving anti-melanoma activity
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