The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a July 4, 2018, report entitled Investigating the Different Types of Risk Assessments of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Identifying Tools Available for Risk Management Measures and Uncertainties Driving Nano-Specific Data Needs. The report presents the findings from a survey conducted in 2016 that aimed at investigating the different types of risk assessment. The survey was conducted to gather the following information concerning risk assessments in different member countries:
- Different types of risk assessment used by jurisdictions, such as:
- Screening (e., risk and hazard prioritization) level versus a more detailed risk assessment;
- Level of detail in the assessment; and
- Jurisdictions that emphasize hazard more…
