Biotechnology and nanotechnology risk assessment : minding and managing the potential threats around us

Preface 1. Understanding and Coping with Social Risk in Emerging Technology Risk Assessment Paul B. Thompson, Ph.D. 2. Case Study of an Emergent Nanotechnology: Identifying Environmental Risks from Silver Nanotechnology through an Expert Elicitation Methodology Emma Fauss, Michael Gorman, and Nathan Swami 3. Environmental Application and Risks of Nanotechnology: A Balanced View Jie Zhuang and Randall W. Gentry 4. Environmental Fate, Transport, and Transformation of Carbon Nanoparticles Liwen Zhang and Qingguo Huang 5. Ecotoxicity of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes: A Critical Review of Evidence for Nano-Size Effects Elijah J. Petersen and Theodore B. Henry 6. Nanotoxicology in the Microbial World Steven Ripp 7. Methodologies for Toxicity Monitoring and Nanotechnology Risk Assessment Silvana Andreescu, Mihaela Gheorghiu, R?fat Emrah Ozel, and Kenneth N. Wallace Editor's Biographies Indexes Author Index Subject Index