Nanomaterial case studies workshop: Developing a comprehensive environmental assessment research strategy for nanoscale titanium dioxide
HERO ID
710750
Reference Type
Technical Report
Subtype
EPA Report
Year
2010
| HERO ID | 710750 |
|---|---|
| Material Type | EPA Report |
| Year | 2010 |
| Title | Nanomaterial case studies workshop: Developing a comprehensive environmental assessment research strategy for nanoscale titanium dioxide |
| Authoring Organization | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Publisher Text | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| City | Research Triangle Park, NC |
| Abstract | This report describes how the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) designed and carried out the “Nanomaterial Case Studies Workshop: Developing a Comprehensive Environmental Assessment Research Strategy for Nanoscale Titanium Dioxide” in September 2009. Two case studies focusing on different uses of nanoscale titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2), for water treatment and for topical sunscreen, were developed around a framework known as comprehensive environmental assessment (CEA), which is a holistic approach to risk assessment that encompasses the product life cycle, fate and transport, exposure-dose, and both ecological and human health effects. The case studies were presented in a draft document to selected reviewers in advance of a workshop in which they served as participants in a structured process (Nominal Group Technique [NGT]) to identify and prioritize information or research needed to support a CEA of nano-TiO2. The results of the ranking process are presented, followed by some brief observations about the process and a discussion of next steps. |
| Report Number | EPA/600/R-10/042 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Is Qa | No |
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