Nanotechnology activities: environmental protection regulatory issues data

Nanotechnology is a fascinating technology that is revolutionizing science and bringing countless benefits to the population. The economic side linked to nanotechnology has grown in recent years, as have the lines of research. However, nanoparticles can be toxic when released into the environment. I...

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Main Authors: Luciana Almeida, Israel Felzenszwalb, Mônica Marques, Carla Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020321460
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author Luciana Almeida
Israel Felzenszwalb
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Carla Cruz
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description Nanotechnology is a fascinating technology that is revolutionizing science and bringing countless benefits to the population. The economic side linked to nanotechnology has grown in recent years, as have the lines of research. However, nanoparticles can be toxic when released into the environment. In this work, a scientometric study was carried out in order to identify and describe scientific research on environmental protection involving nanotechnology with respect to regulatory studies. The research period was from 2003 to 2020, the database selected was Scopus and the software used for the study was Microsoft Excel and VOSviewer. According to specified keywords, the result presented by Scopus was a total of 106 publications. The clustering figures shown by VOSviewer showed that nanotoxicity studies were mostly aimed at protecting human health, to the detriment of environmental protection. Another interesting fact is that toxicity of nanomaterials has been studied from the perspective of risk assessment, including by the regulatory sector.
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spelling doaj.art-ed49465bd6ab4fc2a789a710fe2664ad2022-12-22T00:52:47ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402020-10-01610e05303Nanotechnology activities: environmental protection regulatory issues dataLuciana Almeida0Israel Felzenszwalb1Mônica Marques2Carla Cruz3Science Doctoral Program at the Departament of Post-Graduate in Environment, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Corresponding author.Departament of Biophysics and Biometrics at the Institute of Biology Roberto Alcantara Gomes, State University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDepartament of Organic Chemistry at the Institute of Chemistry, State University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilComputacional Sciences Doctoral Program at the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, State University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilNanotechnology is a fascinating technology that is revolutionizing science and bringing countless benefits to the population. The economic side linked to nanotechnology has grown in recent years, as have the lines of research. However, nanoparticles can be toxic when released into the environment. In this work, a scientometric study was carried out in order to identify and describe scientific research on environmental protection involving nanotechnology with respect to regulatory studies. The research period was from 2003 to 2020, the database selected was Scopus and the software used for the study was Microsoft Excel and VOSviewer. According to specified keywords, the result presented by Scopus was a total of 106 publications. The clustering figures shown by VOSviewer showed that nanotoxicity studies were mostly aimed at protecting human health, to the detriment of environmental protection. Another interesting fact is that toxicity of nanomaterials has been studied from the perspective of risk assessment, including by the regulatory sector.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020321460Environmental scienceNanotechnologyScienciometryEnvironmental protectionRegulationSustainability
spellingShingle Luciana Almeida
Israel Felzenszwalb
Mônica Marques
Carla Cruz
Nanotechnology activities: environmental protection regulatory issues data
Heliyon
Environmental science
Nanotechnology
Scienciometry
Environmental protection
Regulation
Sustainability
title Nanotechnology activities: environmental protection regulatory issues data
title_full Nanotechnology activities: environmental protection regulatory issues data
title_fullStr Nanotechnology activities: environmental protection regulatory issues data
title_full_unstemmed Nanotechnology activities: environmental protection regulatory issues data
title_short Nanotechnology activities: environmental protection regulatory issues data
title_sort nanotechnology activities environmental protection regulatory issues data
topic Environmental science
Nanotechnology
Scienciometry
Environmental protection
Regulation
Sustainability
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020321460
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