Health and Environmental Safety of Nanomaterials

Part I General Introduction 1 <br>1. Nanomaterials, nanofillers, and nanocomposites: types and properties <br>James Njuguna, Farahnaz Ansari, Sophia Sachse, Veronica Marchante Rodriguez, Shohel Siqqique and Huijun Zhu <br>2. Mechanisms of toxicity of engineered nanoparticles: adverse outcome pathway for dietary silver nanoparticles in mussels <br>M.P. Cajaraville, N. Duroudier and E. Bilbao <br>3. Safety, regulation, and policy <br>Halshka Graczyk, Luca Fontana, Maged Younes and Ivo Iavicoli<br><br>Part II Assessment of nanomaterials release and exposure <br>4. Measurement, testing, and characterization of airborne nanoparticles released from machining of nanoreinforced composites <br>Kristof Starost, Sophia Sachse and James Njuguna <br>5. A study on the nanoparticle emissions into environment during mechanical drilling of polyester, polypropylene, and epoxy nanocomposite materials <br>Kristof Starost, Evelien Frijns, Jo Van Laer, Nadimul Faisal, Ainhoa Egizabal, Cristina Elizetxea, M. Bla´zquez Sa´nchez, Inge Nelissen and James Njuguna <br>6. Scenario simulation at laboratory scale for the assessment of the release of engineered nanomaterials <br>M. Bla´zquez Sa´nchez and V. Marchante <br>7. A life cycle perspective of the exposure to airborne nanoparticles released from nanotechnology enabled products and applications <br>M. Bla´zquez Sa´nchez, C. Fito-Lo´pez and M.P. Cajaraville <br><br>Part III Safety of particular type of nanomaterials <br>8. Nanomaterials at industrial workplace—an overview on safety <br>Vinita Vishwakarma <br>9. Clay minerals and solutions for green environment and human health <br>Huijun Zhu, James Njuguna and Muhammad Adeel Irfan <br>10. Ecotoxicology effects of carbon nanotubes <br>Bey Fen Leo, Isnazunita Ismail, Malarmugila Manimaran and Rasel Das <br>11. Analysis and correlations of metal-organic frameworks: applications and toxicity <br>Olivia L. Rose and Cerasela Zoica Dinu <br>12. The safety assessment of food chemicals in the nanoscale <br>Reinhilde Schoonjans, Francesco Cubadda and Maged Younes <br><br>Part IV Environmental risks of nanomaterials <br>13. Effects of nanomaterials on the benthic ecosystem: a case study with the snail Lymnaea stagnalis <br>Valentina Ricottone and Teresa F. Fernandes <br>14. Thermal degradation, flammability, and potential toxicity of polymer nanocomposites <br>J.-M. Lopez-Cuesta, C. Longuet and C. Chivas-Joly <br>15. Nanoparticles as flame retardants in polymer materials: mode of action, synergy effects, and health/environmental risks <br>Sławomir Michałowski and Krzysztof Pielichowski <br>16. QSAR and machine learning modeling of toxicity of nanomaterials: a risk assessment approach <br>Supratik Kar and Jerzy Leszczynski <br>17. Life cycle assessment of engineered nanomaterials <br>Roland Hischier <br>18. Recycling of materials containing inorganic and carbonaceous nanomaterials <br>L. Reijnders <br>References <br>Index