NanoFASE
Progress is needed in the prediction of environmental distribution, concentration and form (speciation) of nanomaterials, to allow early assessment of potential environmental and human exposure and risks, to facilitate safe product design and to include these aspects in nano regulation.
NanoFASE is a progression of the FP7 project NanoFATE. lt is part of the EU NanoSafety Cluster initiative which works at maximising the synergies between the EU research projects addressing all aspects of nanosafety including toxicology, ecotoxicology, exposure assessment, mechanisms of interaction, risk assessment and standardisation.
General aim
The averarching objective of NanoFASE is to deliver an integrated Exposure Assessment Framework (protocols, models, parameter values, guidance...) that:
- Allows all Stakeholders to assess the environmental fate of nano releases from industrial nano-enabled products,
- ls acceptable in regulatory registrations and can be integrated into the EUSES model for REACH assessment,
- Allows industry a cost-effective product-to-market process, and
- Delivers the understanding at alllevels to support dialogue with public and consumers.
Publications
Adam, V.; Caballero-Guzman, A.; Nowack, B. (2018) Considering the forms of released engineered nanomaterials in probabilistic material flow analysis. Environ. Pollut.243:17-27.pdf
Adam, V.; Nowack, B. (2017) European country-specific probabilistic assessment of nanomaterial flows towards landfilling, incineration and recycling. Environ. Sci. Nano4:1961-1973.pdf
Empa
Technology & Society Laboratory
Lerchenfeldstrasse 5
CH-9014 St. Gallen
Tel.: +41 58 765 76 92
nowack@empa.ch