Data on Nanomaterials Reported by Carlos Fito-Lopez and Colleagues (New Tools to Support the Risk Assessment Process of Nanomaterials in the Insurance Sector)

2021 JUL 09 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Nanotech Daily -- New research on Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of Paterna, Spain, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “During the last decade, the use of nanomaterials, due to their multiple utilities, has exponentially increased. Nanomaterials have unique properties such as a larger specific surface area and surface activity, which may result in health and environmental hazards different from those demonstrated by the same materials in bulk form.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research, “Besides, due to their small size, they can easily penetrate through the environmental and biological barriers. In terms of exposure potential, the vast majority of studies are focused on workplace areas, where inhalation is the most common route of exposure. The main route of entry into the environment is due to indirect emissions of nanomaterials from industrial settings, as well as uncontrollable releases into the environment during the use, recycling and disposal of nano-enabled products. Accidental spills during production or later transport of nanomaterials and release from wear and tear of materials containing nanomaterials may lead to potential exposure. In this sense, a proper understanding of all significant risks due to the exposure to nanomaterials that might result in a liability claim has been proved to be necessary. In this paper, the utility of an application for smartphones developed for the insurance sector has been validated as a solution for the analysis and evaluation of the emerging risk of the application of nanotechnology in the market. Different exposure scenarios for nanomaterials have been simulated with this application.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “The results obtained have been compared with real scenarios, corroborating that the use of novel tools can be used by companies that offer risk management in the form of insurance contracts.”

For more information on this research see: New Tools to Support the Risk Assessment Process of Nanomaterials in the Insurance Sector. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021;18(13):6985. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health can be contacted at: Mdpi, St Alban-Anlage 66, Ch-4052 Basel, Switzerland.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Carlos Fito-Lopez, ITENE, Technological Institute of Packaging, Transport and Logistics, 46980 Paterna, Spain. Additional authors for this research include Francisco Aznar Molla, Jose Antonio Heredia Alvaro and Francisco Huertas-Lopez.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136985. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Publisher contact information for the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is: Mdpi, St Alban-Anlage 66, Ch-4052 Basel, Switzerland.

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