%0 Journal Article
%T Nano-technology and nano-toxicology
%A Robert L. Maynard
%J Emerging Health Threats Journal
%D 2012
%I Co-Action Publishing
%R 10.3402/ehtj.v5i0.17508
%X Rapid developments in nano-technology are likely to confer significant benefits on mankind. But, as with perhaps all new technologies, these benefits are likely to be accompanied by risks, perhaps by new risks. Nano-toxicology is developing in parallel with nano-technology and seeks to define the hazards and risks associated with nano-materials: only when risks have been identified they can be controlled. This article discusses the reasons for concern about the potential effects on health of exposure to nano-materials and relates these to the evidence of the effects on health of the ambient aerosol. A number of hypotheses are proposed and the dangers of adopting unsubstantiated hypotheses are stressed. Nano-toxicology presents many challenges and will need substantial financial support if it is to develop at a rate sufficient to cope with developments in nano-technology.
%K nano-technology
%K nano-toxicology
%K nano-particle(s)
%U http://www.eht-journal.net/index.php/ehtj/article/view/17508/22520