Development of reference methods for hazard identification, risk assessment and LCA of engineered nanomaterials

Objective

The growing development, production and use of engineered nanomaterials and associated products will increase exposure of both humans and ecosystems to these new materials. However, current knowledge is still incomplete and established test methods are as yet inappropriate to reliably assess the extent of exposure and risk of materials at the nano-scale. There is an urgent need to develop methods to overcome the current limitations of existing hazard and risk assessment schemes and to generate the body of reference data needed as the basis for regulative requirements and for measures to safeguard production, application and the disposal of nanomaterials.

The proposed project will mobilize the critical mass of international scientific knowledge and technical expertise required to address these questions. Current analytical and toxicity test methods and models will be put to test and subjected to rigorous intercalibration and validation. Where necessary, methods and test materials will be modified, adapted and validated, and new reliable reference methods developed, in cooperation with international standardisation bodies and the concerned industry, to support both pre and co-normative activities and to make the applicability of existing RA and LCA schemes to ENPs more reliable.

The feasibility of validated measurement, characterization and test methods will be assessed by selected case studies to help the significant improvement of the performance of existing exposure monitoring systems as well as the development of new risk management and reduction strategies.

Field of science

• /engineering and technology/nanotechnology/nano-materials
• /social sciences/sociology/governance/crisis management

Programme(s)

• FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Topic(s)

• NMP-2010-1.3-1 - Reference methods for managing the risk of engineered nanoparticles

Call for proposal

FP7-NMP-2010-LARGE-4
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

NordMiljö O. Grahn AB

Address

Strandvägen 2
67129 Arvika
Sweden

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EU contribution

€ 540 444,65

Administrative Contact

Rudolf Reuther (Dr.)

Participants (31)

JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 309 600

Address

Rue De La Loi 200
1049 Brussels

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Kris Engelen (Mr.)

TAMPEREEN YLIOPISTO

Finland

EU contribution

€ 506 948

Address

Kalevantie 4
33014 Tampere

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Susanna Airila (Ms.)

PARIS-LODRON-UNIVERSITAT SALZBURG

Austria

EU contribution

€ 657 791,60

Address

Kapitelgasse 4-6
5020 Salzburg

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Albert Duschl (Prof.)

UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA

Spain

EU contribution

€ 465 519

Address

Calle Pedro Cerbuna 12
50009 Zaragoza

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Oscar Lopez (Mr.)

UNIVERSITE DE NAMUR ASBL

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 413 679

Address

Rue De Bruxelles 61
5000 Namur

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Olivier Toussaint (Dr.)

UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI

Slovenia

EU contribution

€ 210 958

Address

Kongresni Trg 12
1000 Ljubljana

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Damjana Drobne (Prof.)

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 392 396,40

Address

Edgbaston
B15 2TT Birmingham

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

May Chung (Ms.)

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Germany

EU contribution

€ 377 395

Address

Hansastrasse 27C
80686 Munchen

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Christoph Schulte (Mr.)

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR UMWELTFORSCHUNG GMBH - UFZ

Germany

EU contribution

€ 492 081,05

Address

Permoserstrasse 15
04318 Leipzig

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Annette Schmidt (Ms.)

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETAREDEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE

Romania

EU contribution

€ 140 455

Address

Erou Iancu Nicolae Street 32B
077190 Voluntari

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Dan Dascalu (Prof.)

DET NATIONALE FORSKNINGSCENTER FORARBEJDSMILJO

Denmark

EU contribution

€ 463 779

Address

Lerso Parkalle 105
2100 Kobenhavn

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Ismo Kalevi Koponen (Dr.)

BUNDESANSTALT FUER ARBEITSSCHUTZ UND ARBEITSMEDIZIN

Germany

EU contribution

€ 367 100

Address

Friedrich Henkel Weg 1-25
44149 Dortmund

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Sabine Vondracek (Mrs.)

EIDGENOESSISCHE ANSTALT FUER WASSERVERSORGUNG ABWASSERREINIGUNG UND GEWAESSERSCHUTZ

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 488 621

Address

Uberlandstrasse 133
8600 Dubendorf

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Laura Klein (Ms.)

KEEMILISE JA BIOLOOGILISE FUUSIKA INSTITUUT

Estonia

EU contribution

€ 234 902

Address

Akadeemia Tee 23
12618 Tallinn

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Kristian Sülluste (Mr.)

BUNDESANSTALT FUER MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND -PRUEFUNG

Germany

EU contribution

€ 514 960

Address

Unter Den Eichen 87
12205 Berlin

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Eva-Maria Müller (Ms.)

DIN DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUER NORMUNG E.V.

Germany

EU contribution

€ 209 831

Address

Burggrafenstrasse 6
10787 Berlin

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Volker Seibicke (Mr.)

INMETRO INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA, QUALIDADE E TECNOLOGIA

Brazil

EU contribution

€ 137 600

Address

Av Nossa Senhora Das Gracas 50
25070 235 Rio De Janeiro

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Luciene Balottin (Dr.)

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MINAS GERAIS

Brazil

EU contribution

€ 127 500

Address

Av Antonio Carlos 6627 Pampulha
31270 901 Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Mauro Martins Teixeira (Prof.)

COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

India

EU contribution

€ 60 000

Address

Anusandhan Bhawan, Rafi Marg 2
110001 New Dehli

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Shashi Singh (Prof.)

ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING MCGILL UNIVERSITY

Canada

Address

845 Sherbrooke Street West
H3A0G4 Montreal

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Olga Naiberguer (Ms.)

VENETO NANOTECH SOCIETA CONSORTILEPER AZIONI

Italy

EU contribution

€ 360 600

Address

Piazza Salvemini 13
35131 Padova

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Nicola Trevisan (Mr.)

NANOLOGICA AB

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 512 060

Address

Drottning Kristinas Väg 45
114 28 Stockholm

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Krim Talia (Dr.)

STRATICELL SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES SA

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 212 120

Address

Rue Jean Sonet 10 Parc Scientifique Crealys Cri Andromede
5032 Gembloux Les Isnes

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Nathalie Belot (Dr.)

GRIMM AEROSOL TECHNIK Gmbh & Co KG

Germany

EU contribution

€ 199 228,42

Address

Dorfstrasse 9
83404 Ainring

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Fred Keller (Mr.)

QUANTIS

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 310 116

Address

Parc Scientifique Epfl Pse D
1024 Ecublens Vd

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Patricia Girardbille (Ms.)

CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA

Italy

EU contribution

€ 386 753

Address

Strada Torino 50
10043 Orbassano

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Massimo Casali (Dr.)

AHMEDABAD UNIVERSITY PUBLIC TRUST

India

EU contribution

€ 153 999,75

Address

Near Commerce Six Road Aes Bungalow 2 Navrangpura
380009 Ahmedabad

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Alok Dhawan (Prof.)

VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 200 546

Address

Boeretang 200
2400 Mol

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Gert Otten (Mr.)

ARKEMA FRANCE SA

Participation ended

France

Address

Rue Estienne D Orves
92700 Colombes

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Daniel Bernard (Dr.)

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

Participation ended

United Kingdom

Address

Cromwell Road
SW7 5BD London

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Vanessa Pike (Ms.)

Institute of Nanotechnology

Participation ended

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 146 010,85

Address

Innovation Park University Of Stirling - The Alpha Centre 6
FK9 4NF Stirling

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Mark Morrison (Dr.)