The purpose of the OECD Series on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials is to provide up-to-date information on the OECD activities related to human health and environmental safety.

 

2023 REPORTS

• No. 106 - Developments in Delegations on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials and Advanced Materials – Tour de Table (July 2021 June 2022)

 

2022 REPORTS

• No. 105 - Sustainability and Safe and Sustainable by Design: Working Descriptions for the Safer Innovation Approach
• No. 104 - Advanced Materials: Working Description
• No. 103 - Important Issues on Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials

 

2021 REPORTS

• No. 102 - Developments in Delegations on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials – Tour de Table
• No. 101- Evaluation of Tools and Models for Assessing Occupational and Consumer Exposure to Manufactured Nanomaterials; Part III: Performance testing results of tools/models for consumer exposure
• No. 100 - Evaluation of Tools and Models for Assessing Occupational and Consumer Exposure to Manufactured Nanomaterials; Part II: Performance testing results of tools/models for occupational exposure (Annex 1)
• No. 99 - Evaluation of Tools and Models for Assessing Occupational and Consumer Exposure to Manufactured Nanomaterials; Part I: Compilation of tools/models and analysis for further evaluation
• No. 98 - Evaluation of Tools and Models Used for Assessing Environmental Exposure to Manufactured Nanomaterials; Functional Assessment and Statistical Analysis of Nano-Specific Environmental Exposure Tools and Models; Annex 1

 

2020 REPORTS

• No. 97 - Developments in Delegations on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials – Tour de Table
• No. 96 - Moving Towards a Safe(r) Innovation Approach (SIA) for More Sustainable Nanomaterials and Nano-enabled Products
• No. 95 - Advancing Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) Development for Nanomaterial Risk Assessment and Categorisation/ PART3: Workshop Report and Recommendations
• No. 94 - Advancing Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) Development for Nanomaterial Risk Assessment and Categorisation/ PART2: Case Study on Tissue Injury
• No. 93 - Advancing Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) Development for Nanomaterial Risk Assessment and Categorisation/ PART1: Final Project Report and Recommendations with Methodology to Prioritise Key Events (KEs) Relevant for Manufactured Nanomaterials
• No. 92 - Ability of biopersistent/biodurable manufactured nanomaterials (MNs) to induce lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP) as a prediction of their long-term toxic effects

 

2019 REPORTS

• No. 91 - Guiding Principles for Measurements and Reporting for Nanomaterials: Physical Chemical Parameters
• No. 90 - Physical-Chemical Decision Framework to inform Decisions for Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials (see accompanying worksheets)
  
• No. 89 - Developments in Delegations on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials - Tour de Table

 

2018 REPORTS

• No. 88 - Investigating the Different Types of Risk Assessments of Manufactured Nanomaterials
• No. 87 - Developments in Delegations on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials - Tour de Table
• No. 86 - Assessment of Biodurability of Nanomaterials and the Surface Ligands
• No. 85 - Evaluation of in vitro methods for human hazard assessment applied in the OECD Testing Programme for the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials
• Test Guideline 318: Dispersion Stability of Nanomaterials in Simulated Environmental Media - Spreadsheet to be used in conjunction with TG 318 (Excel)
• Test Guideline 412: 28 days (Subacute) Inhalation Toxicity Study
• Test Guideline 413: 90 days (Subchronic) Inhalation Toxicity Study

 

2017 REPORTS

• No. 84 - Consumer and Environmental Exposure to Manufactured Nanomaterials -Information Used to Characterize Exposures: Analysis of a Survey
• No. 83 - Silver Nanoparticles: Summary of the Dossier
• No. 82 - Strategies, Techniques and Sampling Protocols for Determining the Concentrations of Manufactured Nanomaterials in Air at the Workplace
• No. 81 - Developments in Delegations on the safety of manufactured nanomaterials (March 2017 - August 2017) 
• No. 80 - Alternative testing strategies in risk assessment of manufactured nanomaterials: current state of knowledge and research needs to advance their use

 

2016 REPORTS

• No. 79 - Strategy for Using Metal Impurities as Carbon Nanotube Tracers
• No. 78 - Developments on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials Tour de Table from OECD Delegations (Nov. 2015- Oct 2016)
• No. 77 - Gold Nanoparticle Occupational Exposure Assessment in A Pilot Scale Facility
• No. 76/ADD - Grouping and Read-Across for the Hazard Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Participants List to the Expert Meeting
• No. 76 - Grouping and Read-Across for the Hazard Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials
• No. 75 - Future Challenges Related to the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Report from the Special Session
• No. 74 - Exposure Assessment of Nano-Silver (AgNP):Case Study
• No. 73 - Titanium Dioxide: Summary of the Dossier
• No. 72 - Toxicokinetics of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Report from the OECD Expert Meeting (2016)
• No. 71 - Silicon dioxide: summary of the dossier
• No. 70 - Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs): summary of the dossier
• No. 69 - Fullerenes (C60): summary of the dossier
• No. 68 - Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT): summary of the dossier
• No. 67 - Developments in delegations on the safety of manufactured nanomaterials - Tour de table
• No. 66 - Categorisation of manufactured nanomaterials 
• No. 65 - Physical-chemical properties of nanomaterials: Evaluation of methods applied in the OECD-WPMN testing programme 
• No. 64 - Approaches on nano grouping/ equivalence/ read-across concepts based on physical-chemical properties (GERA-PC) for regulatory regimes 
• No. 63 - Physical-chemical parameters: measurements and methods relevant for the regulation of nanomaterials 
  
  

2015-2006 REPORTS

• No. 62 - Considerations for using dissolution as a function of surface chemistry to evaluate environmental behaviour of nanomaterials in risk assessments: Preliminary Case Study Using Silver Nanoparticles 
• No. 61 - Developments in delegations on the safety of manufactured nanomaterials - Tour de table
• No. 60 - Developments in delegations on the safety of manufactured nanomaterials - Tour de table 
• No. 59 - Developments on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials: 2013 
• No. 58 - Preliminary guidance notes on Nanomaterials: Interspecies variability factors in human health risk assessment 
• No. 57 - Guidance Manual towards the Integration of Risk Assessment into Life Cycle Assessment of Nano-Enabled Applications 
• No. 56 - Analysis of the Survey on Available Methods and Models for Assessing Exposure to Manufactured Nanomaterials 
• No. 55 - Harmonized Tiered Approach to Measure and Assess the Potential Exposure to Airborne Emissions of Engineered Nano-Objects and their Agglomerates and Aggregates at Workplaces 
• Nos. 44-54 - Dossiers derived from the Testing Programme on Manufactured Nanomaterials available at: http://www.oecd.org/chemicalsafety/nanosafety/testing-programme-manufactured-nanomaterials.htm
• No. 43 -  Genotoxicity of Manufactured Nanomaterials : Report of the OECD expert meeting 
• No. 42 -  Report of the questionnaire on regulatory regimes for manufactured nanomaterials 2010-2011 
• No. 41 - Report of the OECD expert meeting on the physical chemical properties of manufactured nanomaterials and test guidelines + Addendum 
• No. 40 - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Fate of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Test Guidelines + Addendum
• No. 39 - Workshop on Environmentally Sustainable Use of Manufactured Nanomaterials, September 2011, Rome, Italy 
• No. 38 - Co-Operation on Risk Assessment: Prioritisation of Important Issues on Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials - Final Report 
• No. 37 - Developments on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials - Tour de Table - 10th Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials  
  
• No. 36 - Guidance on Sample Preparation and Dosimetry for the Safety Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials 
• No. 35 - Inhalation Toxicity Testing: Expert Meeting on Potential Revisions to OECD Test Guidelines and Guidance Document 
• No. 34 - Developments on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials - Tour de Table - 9th Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials 
• No. 33 - Important Issues on Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials 
• No. 32 - National Activities on Life Cycle Assessment of Nanomaterials 
• No. 31 - Information Gathering Schemes on Nanomaterials: Lessons Learned and Reported Information 
• No. 30 - Regulated Nanomaterials: 2006-2009 
• No. 29 - Developments/Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials - Tour de Table - 8th Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials - ENV/JM/MONO(2011)12
• No. 28 - Compilation and Comparison of Guidelines Related to Exposure to Nanomaterials in Laboratories - ENV/JM/MONO(2010)47
• No. 27 - List of Manufactured Nanomaterials and List of Endpoints for Phase One of the Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Revision 
• No. 26 - Developments/Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials, Tour de Table - 7th Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials 
• No. 25 - Guidance Manual for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials: OECD Sponsorship Programme: First Revision 
• No. 24 - Preliminary Guidance Notes on Sample Preparation and Dosimetry for the Safety Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials 
• No. 23 - Report of the Questionnaire on Regulatory Regimes for Manufactured Nanomaterials (2010) 
• No. 22 - OECD Programme on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials 2009-2012 Operational Plans of the Projects  
• No. 21 - Report of the Workshop on Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials in a regulatory context, September 2009, Washington D.C., USA 
• No. 20 - Developments/Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Tour de Table - 6th Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials, October 2009 
• No. 19 - Analysis of Information Gathering Initiatives on Manufactured Nanomaterials 
• No. 18 - Manufactured Nanomaterials: Roadmap for Activities during 2009 and 2010 
• No. 17 - Developments in Delegations and other International Organisations on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials - Tour de Table 
• No. 16 - Manufactured Nanomaterials: Work Programme 2009- 2012 
• No. 15 - Preliminary Review of OECD Test Guidelines for their Applicability to Manufactured Nanomaterials 
• No. 14 - Guidance Manual for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials: OECD's Sponsorship Programme  (This document has been updated) 
• No. 13 - Report of an OECD Workshop on Exposure Assessment and Exposure Mitigation: Manufactured Nanomaterials 
• No. 12 - Comparison of Guidance on Selection of Skin Protective Equipment and Respirators for Use in the Workplace: Manufactured Nanomaterials 
• No. 11 - Emission Assessment for Identification of Sources and Release of Airborne Manufactured Nanomaterials in the Workplace: Compilation of Existing Guidance 
• No. 10 - Identification, Compilation and Analysis of Guidance Information for Exposure Measurement and Exposure Mitigation: Manufactured Nanomaterials 
• No. 10 - Identification, compilation et analyse de documents d’orientation pour la mesure de l’exposition et la limitation de l’exposition : les nanomatériaux manufacturés 
• No. 9 - EHS Research Strategies on Manufactured Nanomaterials: Compilation of Outputs 
• No. 8 - Preliminary Analysis of Exposure Measurement and Exposure Mitigation in Occupational Settings: Manufactured Nanomaterials 
• No. 7 - Developments/Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials - Tour de Table - 4th Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials, June 2008 
• No. 6 - List of Manufactured Nanomaterials and List of Endpoints for Phase One of the OECD Testing Programme 
• No. 5 - Developments/Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Tour de Table - 3rd Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials, November 2007 
• No. 4 - Manufactured Nanomaterials: Programme of Work 2006-2008 
• No. 3 - Developments/Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Tour de table - 2nd Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials, April 2007 
• No. 2 - Developments/Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Tour de table - 1st Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials, October 2006 
• No. 1 - Report of the OECD Workshop on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Building Co-operation, Co-ordination and Communication, December 2005 
  
  

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