Current to the near-future i risk assessment methods for manufactured nanomaterials

While several different methods, tools and strategies have been developed and used over the past two decades for nanospecific risk assessment. So far most of these methods have been established and applied in research and specialist consultancy companies. While measurement methods are generally accepted by regulatory authorities, nanospecific risk assessment models and tools are not due to lack of documentation. However, such methods can still be used at daily nano-risk management level, covering both nano-risk innovation and established industrial production and downstream use. Unfortunately, there appears to a critical capacity barrier to use and implement state-of-art knowledge and methods at company levels in general. This presentation aims to provide an overview of the state-of-art and prospective methods in nano-risk assessment and management and some lessons learned regarding stakeholder knowledge and needs for nano-risk assessment and overall governance.