Risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials and nanotechnologies—a review

K Savolainen, H Alenius, H Norppa, L Pylkkänen… - Toxicology, 2010 - Elsevier
With the increasing utilization of engineered nanomaterials (ENM), the potential exposure of
workers to ENM is likely to increase significantly. Very little is known though, of the risks …

Advanced tools for the safety assessment of nanomaterials

B Fadeel, L Farcal, B Hardy, S Vázquez-Campos… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have tremendous potential to produce beneficial
technological impact in numerous sectors in society. Safety assessment is, of course, of …

Nanomaterial exposure, toxicity, and impact on human health

A Pietroiusti, H Stockmann‐Juvala… - Wiley …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The use of engineered nanomaterials (ENM) has grown after the turn of the 21st century.
Also, the production of ENM has globally grown, and exposure of workers especially via the …

Long, needle-like carbon nanotubes and asbestos activate the NLRP3 inflammasome through a similar mechanism

J Palomaki, E Valimaki, J Sund, M Vippola… - ACS …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanomaterials (CNM) are targets of great interest because they have multiple
applications in industry but also because of the fear of possible harmful heath effects of …

Genotoxicity of nanomaterials: DNA damage and micronuclei induced by carbon nanotubes and graphite nanofibres in human bronchial epithelial cells in vitro

HK Lindberg, GCM Falck, S Suhonen, M Vippola… - Toxicology letters, 2009 - Elsevier
Despite the increasing industrial use of different nanomaterials, data on their genotoxicity
are scant. In the present study, we examined the potential genotoxic effects of carbon …

Occupational exposure to inhalable wood dust in the member states of the European Union

T Kauppinen, R Vincent, T Liukkonen… - The Annals of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this study was to estimate occupational exposure to inhalable wood dust by
country, industry, the level of exposure and type of wood dust in 25 member states of the …

Differences in the carcinogenic evaluation of glyphosate between the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the European Food Safety Authority …

CJ Portier, BK Armstrong, BC Baguley… - J Epidemiol …, 2016 - jech.bmj.com
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs Programme identifies
chemicals, drugs, mixtures, occupational exposures, lifestyles and personal habits, and …

Airway Exposure to Silica-Coated TiO2 Nanoparticles Induces Pulmonary Neutrophilia in Mice

EM Rossi, L Pylkkänen, AJ Koivisto… - Toxicological …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The importance of nanotechnologies and engineered nanoparticles has grown rapidly. It is
therefore crucial to acquire up-to-date knowledge of the possible harmful health effects of …

Environmental impacts of genetically modified plants: a review

AM Tsatsakis, MA Nawaz, D Kouretas, G Balias… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Powerful scientific techniques have caused dramatic expansion of genetically modified
crops leading to altered agricultural practices posing direct and indirect environmental …

Proteomic characterization of engineered nanomaterial–protein interactions in relation to surface reactivity

J Sund, H Alenius, M Vippola, K Savolainen… - Acs Nano, 2011 - ACS Publications
Adsorption of proteins onto an engineered nanoparticle surface happens immediately after
particles come in contact with a biological fluid. However, at the moment very little is known …