title: Nanomaterial health effects--Part 2: Uncertainties and recommendations for the future.
abstract: In this paper, we summarize some of the key data gaps, uncertainties, and unknowns that need to be addressed to develop adequate risk assessments for nanomaterials. We make recommendations to take timely and appropriate public health precautions. We also briefly discuss nanotechnology applications for food and food packaging, and describe the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Nanotechnology in Society Project.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, La Follette School of Public Affairs' Initiative on Nanotechnology in Society, USA. powell@wisc.edu
authors.forename: Maria C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Marty S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kanarek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005515:Food Labeling; D005523:Food Supply / Q000592:standards*; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000633:toxicity*; D036103:Nanotechnology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018675:Toxicity Tests
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances