Nanotechnology Project

Get the findNano iPhone application

Inventories

Environment, Health and Safety Research

IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES ON HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Project Information

Principal InvestigatorVolkmar Richter
InstitutionFraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS
Project URLView
Relevance to ImplicationsHigh
Class of NanomaterialEngineered Nanomaterials
Impact SectorHuman Health
Broad Research Categories Hazard
Characterization
Risk Assessment
NNI identifier

Funding Information

CountryGermany
Anticipated Total Funding$1,690,620.00
Annual Funding$563,540.00
Funding SourceFederal German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Funding Mechanism
Funding Sector
Start Year2006
Anticipated End Year2009

Abstract/Summary

Developing in-vitro methods to evaluate the hazardous potential of technical (engineered) nano-particles.