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EHS Communicating about Nanoscience

Risks and Benefits

David M. Berube

•Research Professor, Department of Communication

North Carolina State University

•CoordinatorNCSU Public Communication

of Science and Technology Project

•PI – NSF – NIRTIntuitive Nanotoxicology and Public Engagement& CoPI Dietram Scheufele,

UWisc.

•CEINT – Duke University w PI Mark Weisner

An Introduction to the GoodNanoGuideAn Introduction to the GoodNanoGuide

Kristen M. Kulinowski, PhD | Kristen M. Kulinowski, PhD | kk@rice.edu

Occupational Research Occupational Research LimitedLimited

Source: http://icon.rice.edu/report.cfm

Key Questions for People Key Questions for People Working with NanomaterialsWorking with Nanomaterials

How are you handling them now?How are you handling them now? What do you need to know to do the What do you need to know to do the

best job?best job? Where are you going for information? Where are you going for information?

Are MSDS sufficient?Are MSDS sufficient? How certain are you the How certain are you the

information you are receiving is information you are receiving is accurate?accurate?

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Launched 1 June Launched 1 June 20092009

http://GoodNanoGuide.orghttp://GoodNanoGuide.org

Interacting with the Interacting with the GoodNanoGuideGoodNanoGuide

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Implementation CommitteeImplementation Committee

Dr. Michael RiedikerInstitute for Work and Health

Mr. Bruce StockmeierArgonne National Lab

Dr. Kristen KulinowskiRice University

Mr. Matthew JaffeCrowell & Moring

Dr. Mark HooverNIOSH

Dr. Steve HankinSafeNano

Ms. Ilise FeitshansInternational Labour Organization

Mr. Victor JonesNanoTechBC

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1.1. ReactivityReactivity2.2. SizeSize3.3. CompositionComposition4.4. Surface area Surface area

to volumeto volume5.5. Surface Surface

charge.charge.

Characteristics – “What Characteristics – “What are the characteristics are the characteristics of nanoparticles that of nanoparticles that are potentially or are potentially or actually problematic actually problematic to environmental to environmental health and safety health and safety (EHS)?” (EHS)?”

W = .790W = .790ΧΧ2 2 = 184.794= 184.794

(0 is random not .500).(0 is random not .500).

CHARACTERISTICSSET 1A

NEWDATA

1.1. To be reactive.To be reactive.2.2. To bind with To bind with

proteins.proteins.3.3. To stimulate To stimulate

cellular cellular reproduction.reproduction.

4.4. To bind or To bind or mimic.mimic.

5.5. To aggregate.To aggregate.

Characteristics – “What Characteristics – “What are the characteristics are the characteristics of nanoparticles that of nanoparticles that are potentially or are potentially or actually problematic actually problematic to environmental to environmental health and safety health and safety (EHS)?” (EHS)?”

W = .556W = .556ΧΧ2 2 = 70.060= 70.060

CHARACTERISTICSSET 1B – SECOND LEVEL

CHARACTERISTICS

NEWDATA

1.1. Environmental Environmental persistence.persistence.

2.2. Bioaccumulation.Bioaccumulation.3.3. Mobility in Mobility in

groundwater.groundwater.4.4. Byproducts of the Byproducts of the

production processproduction process

Characteristics – “What Characteristics – “What are the characteristics are the characteristics of nanoparticles that of nanoparticles that are potentially or are potentially or actually problematic actually problematic to environmental to environmental health and safety health and safety (EHS)?” (EHS)?”

W = .522W = .522ΧΧ2 2 = 28.200= 28.200

CHARACTERISTICSSET 1C – THIRD

LEVEL CHARACTERISTICS

NEWDATA

1.1. Carbon nanotubesCarbon nanotubes2.2. Quantum dots.Quantum dots.3.3. Metal oxides.Metal oxides.4.4. Metals.Metals.5.5. Fullerenes.Fullerenes.

Types – Which Types – Which nanoparticles are nanoparticles are potentially or actually potentially or actually problematic to EHS? problematic to EHS?

W = .523W = .523ΧΧ2 2 = 47.102= 47.102

CHARACTERISTICSSET 2A - TYPES OF NANOPARTICLES

NEWDATA

1.1. Zinc oxide.Zinc oxide.2.2. Silver oxides.Silver oxides.3.3. Titanium dioxide.Titanium dioxide.4.4. Cerium oxide.Cerium oxide.5.5. Iron oxides.Iron oxides.

Types – Which Types – Which nanoparticles are nanoparticles are potentially or actually potentially or actually problematic to EHS? problematic to EHS?

W = .361W = .361ΧΧ2 2 = 26.017= 26.017

CHARACTERISTICSSET 2B – OXIDES

NEWDATA

1.1. Cadmium.Cadmium.2.2. Lead.Lead.3.3. Silver.Silver.4.4. Iron.Iron.5.5. Aluminum.Aluminum.

Types – Which Types – Which nanoparticles are nanoparticles are potentially or actually potentially or actually problematic to EHS? problematic to EHS?

W = .646W = .646χχ2 2 = 46.489= 46.489

CHARACTERISTICSSET 2C - METALS

NEWDATA

BANDING/ALGORITHMBANDING/ALGORITHM Characteristics Characteristics

weighted (0.0 – weighted (0.0 – 1.0).1.0).

Special interactions, Special interactions, e.g. surface charge e.g. surface charge and reactivity.and reactivity.

Membership in Membership in subsets of subsets of characteristics.characteristics.

RISK COMMUNICATION AND PUBLICS

This work was supported in part by grants from the National Science Foundation, NSF 06-595, #0809470Nanotechnology Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT): Intuitive Toxicology and Public Engagement.

THANKSdmberube@ncsu.edu

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