Cover Texte 50/2014 Carcinogenicity and Mutagenicity of Nanoparticles – Assessment of Current Knowledge as Basis for Regulation
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Carcinogenicity and Mutagenicity of Nanoparticles – Assessment of Current Knowledge as Basis for Regulation


Carcinogenicity studies with several types of respirable particles and fibres indicate a carcinogenic potential from inhalation and there is concern that the carcinogenic potency of nanomaterials is higher than for the corresponding micromaterials. In this research project, long term studies with nanomaterials were used to identify relevant indicators of toxicity of nanomaterials including possible precursors of carcinogenicity.

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Texte | 50/2014
Number of pages
165
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Katrin Schröder, Christina Pohlenz-Michel, Nelly Simetska, Jens-Uwe Voss, Sylvia Escher, Inge Mangelsdorf
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English
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3709 61 220
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Umweltbundesamt
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 carcinogenic effect  mutagenicity  carcinogenicity  nanoparticle toxicity