New Tools to Support the Risk Assessment Process of Nanomaterials in the Insurance Sector
Autor: | Carlos Fito-López, Francisco Aznar Mollá, Francisco Huertas-López, Jose Antonio Heredia Alvaro |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Article Nanomaterials Insurance Lead (geology) Insurance policy Production (economics) Workplace Risk management 0105 earth and related environmental sciences nanotechnology Wear and tear business.industry ecotoxicity nanoparticle Liability Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health risk assessment modeling 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Nanostructures Risk analysis (engineering) Medicine nanomaterial Business 0210 nano-technology Risk assessment |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 6985, p 6985 (2021) Repositori Universitat Jaume I Universitat Jaume I International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 13 |
ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
Popis: | During the last decade, the use of nanomaterials, due to their multiple utilities, has exponentially increased. Nanomaterials have unique properties such as a larger specific surface area and surface activity, which may result in health and environmental hazards different from those demonstrated by the same materials in bulk form. Besides, due to their small size, they can easily penetrate through the environmental and biological barriers. In terms of exposure potential, the vast majority of studies are focused on workplace areas, where inhalation is the most common route of exposure. The main route of entry into the environment is due to indirect emissions of nanomaterials from industrial settings, as well as uncontrollable releases into the environment during the use, recycling and disposal of nano-enabled products. Accidental spills during production or later transport of nanomaterials and release from wear and tear of materials containing nanomaterials may lead to potential exposure. In this sense, a proper understanding of all significant risks due to the exposure to nanomaterials that might result in a liability claim has been proved to be necessary. In this paper, the utility of an application for smartphones developed for the insurance sector has been validated as a solution for the analysis and evaluation of the emerging risk of the application of nanotechnology in the market. Different exposure scenarios for nanomaterials have been simulated with this application. The results obtained have been compared with real scenarios, corroborating that the use of novel tools can be used by companies that offer risk management in the form of insurance contracts. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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