Smart nanomaterials have appeared as one of the phenomenal materials to the modern
world because of their exceptional thermal, electronic, optical and mechanical properties …

Highlights• Many applications of nanomaterials in the agri/feed/food sector are in
development.•Organic nanomaterials like nanocarriers are the most applied …

The grouping of substances serves to streamline testing for regulatory purposes. General
grouping approaches for chemicals have been implemented in, eg, the EU chemicals …

Control banding (CB) has been developed as a pragmatic tool to manage the risk resulting
from exposure to a wide variety of potentially hazardous substances in the absence of firm …

Molten salts-based nanofluids have been widely considered for Thermal Energy Storage
(TES) applications due to their enhanced thermophysical properties. However, the …

The use of non-testing strategies like read-across in the hazard assessment of chemicals
and nanomaterials (NMs) is deemed essential to perform the safety assessment of all NMs …

Advanced material development, including at the nanoscale, comprises costly and complex
challenges coupled to ensuring human and environmental safety. Governmental agencies …

Risk reduction encompases all strategies whose goal is to limit risks and damages related to
a specific domain. Risk reduction is the promotion of health and assets. It is empowerment …

Exposures to nanomaterials comprise the exposure to nano-objects, to nanostructured
materials or nanocomposites being 'relatively'pristine at the place of production or 'aged'at …

This article summarizes the outcome of the discussions at the international workshop on
nano reference values (NRVs), which was organized by the Dutch trade unions and …