Fate of engineered nanoparticles: Challenges in informing human and ecological health risk assessments

工程纳米粒子的命运：为人类和生态健康风险评估提供信息的挑战

• 批准号: FT140100837
• 负责人: Prof Denis O'Carroll
• 金额: $ 61.47万
• 依托单位: The University of New South Wales
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: ARC Future Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2015-06-30 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/FT140100837
• 关键词: Fate; engineered; nanoparticles; Challenges; informing

Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) have generated significant public and scientific excitement due to their unique properties. This has led to their application in a wide variety of industries (for example, in composite materials and drug delivery). However, there is concern that some ENPs can have detrimental environmental impacts. This project aims to quantify, for the first time, the fate of ENPs that have leached out of commercial products in groundwater systems. This information is expected to assist regulators in developing appropriate legislation to balance the tremendous benefits and potential risks of nanotechnology.

工程纳米颗粒（ENP）由于其独特的特性引起了广泛的公众和科学兴奋。这导致了他们在各种各样的行业中的应用（例如，在复合材料和药物输送中）。但是，人们担心某些ENP会对环境产生有害的影响。该项目旨在首次量化从地下水系统中商业产品中浸出的ENP的命运。预计该信息将有助于监管机构制定适当的立法，以平衡纳米技术的巨大收益和潜在风险。