Nanotechnology is identified as a key enabling technology due to its potential to contribute
to economic growth and societal well-being across industrial sectors. Sustainable …

The consequences that engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) may cause in the environment
have been under investigation for more than 15 years. Hundreds of millions of euros/dollars …

With the introduction of the European Commission's “Safe and Sustainable-by-
Design”(SSbD) framework, the interest in understanding the implications of safety and …

Nanotechnologies have reached maturity and market penetration that require nano‐specific
changes in legislation and harmonization among legislation domains, such as the …

Moving towards safe and sustainable innovations is an international policy ambition. In the
on-hand manuscript, a concept combining safe by design and sustainability was …

There has been an increasing use of advanced materials, particularly manufactured
nanomaterials, in industrial applications and consumer products in the last two decades. It …

In the European Union the Annexes of its chemical legislation (REACH) were revised and
now clarify the technical data requirements for nanomaterials (NMs). These new provisions …

Nanotechnologies have been increasingly used in industrial applications and consumer
products across several sectors, including construction, transportation, energy, and …

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) may reach the soil compartment via sewage sludge or
nanoagrochemical applications. Understanding how NPs interact with biological systems is …

Within the European regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and
Restriction of Chemicals (REACH, EC No 1907/2006) specific provisions for nanomaterials …