title: Using expert elicitation to prioritize resource allocation for risk identification for nanosilver.
abstract: This article introduces a method to identify risks through expert elicitation, using silver nanotechnology as a case study. Unique features of the method include supplying experts with a list of silver nanotechnology products, and conducting the elicitation in an extended interview format that captures the experts' reasoning. The end result is a series of graphical representations of expert thinking from which high-risk scenarios and knowledge gaps can be reliably inferred. This methodology, combined with other approaches to expert elicitation, can help identify knowledge and oversight gaps, and can be used as part of an adaptive management strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fauss
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gorman
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Swami
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D049329:Nanostructures; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012834:Silver; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D012834:Silver