Toxicidad y persistencia ambiental de los nanomateriales
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Las aplicaciones de los nanomateriales están creciendo a un ritmo extraordinario en una amplia variedad de campos. Al tratarse de un ámbito tecnológico relativamente nuevo, el uso seguro y sostenible de los nanomateriales no ha avanzado al mismo ritmo que la rápida comercialización de productos basados en nanotecnología; por lo tanto, es necesario abordar la información relacionada con la toxicidad y persistencia en el medio ambiente para consolidar metodologías adecuadas tanto para la evaluación toxicológica como para la evaluación del ciclo de vida. Esta revisión tiene como objetivo proporcionar una comprensión adecuada de los nanomateriales novedosos en aplicaciones ambientales, su destino en el entorno y las transformaciones que sufren debido a factores externos. Finalmente, los autores abordan los esfuerzos realizados por organismos internacionales y regionales en materia de evaluación de riesgos y marcos toxicológicos, haciendo énfasis en los desafíos actuales.
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