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Challenges of Regulation and Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials

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European Commission<br />

JRC 67654– Joint Research Centre – Institute for Health <strong>and</strong> Consumer Protection<br />

Title: <strong>Challenges</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Regulation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Risk</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nanomaterials</strong><br />

Editors: Christian Micheletti, Juan Riego Sintes, Stefania Vegro<br />

Luxembourg: Publications Office <strong>of</strong> the European Union<br />

2011 – 66 pp. – 21.0 x 29.7 cm<br />

Technical Notes<br />

Abstract<br />

This report informs on the Joint JRC Nano event <strong>and</strong> 2 nd ENPRA Workshop on <strong>Challenges</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Regulation</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Risk</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nanomaterials</strong> held on 10-12 May 2011 in Somma Lombardo, Varese (Italy). The workshop<br />

intended to provide an overview <strong>and</strong> a forum for discussion to regulators, scientists <strong>and</strong> other stakeholders on<br />

recent regulatory <strong>and</strong> scientific developments in the field <strong>of</strong> Environmental Health <strong>and</strong> Safety <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Nanomaterials</strong>, in particular from the ENPRA FP7 project. It included sessions on regulatory development <strong>and</strong><br />

implementation, nanomaterials characterization, exposure, <strong>and</strong> effects. Summary records <strong>of</strong> the sessions as<br />

well as abstracts <strong>of</strong> the oral presentations are presented.

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