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[Testing doses? Environmental health stakes associated with nanotechnologies]
1Centre de sociologie des organisations, CNRS/Sciences-Po Paris.
Summary
Engineered nanomaterials spark environmental health debates. Nanotoxicology adapts traditional toxicology
Area of Science:
- Environmental Health
- Toxicology
- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Context:
- The rise of engineered nanomaterials has created significant environmental and health concerns.
- These concerns are situated within a broader history of scientific and social disputes over chemical safety.
- The field of toxicology has evolved significantly due to these historical disputes.
Purpose:
- To analyze the environmental health controversy surrounding engineered nanomaterials.
- To contextualize this controversy within the history of chemical safety disputes and toxicological development.
- To interpret the emergence of nanotoxicology as an adaptation of established toxicological principles.
Summary:
- Nanoscience and nanotechnology have generated controversy regarding the health risks of engineered nanomaterials.
- This controversy is linked to historical debates on the effects of synthetic chemicals on human health.
- The development of nanotoxicology represents an adaptation of the dose paradigm to address nanomaterial-specific toxicological questions.
Impact:
- Highlights the historical evolution of toxicology as a scientific discipline.
- Demonstrates the adaptation of the dose paradigm in toxicology to new scientific frontiers.
- Provides a framework for understanding and addressing the health implications of nanotechnology.
