RTEHC 2009 – © Berube 2009 October 8- 9, 2009 – RTP, NC EHS Communicating about Nanoscience Risks and Benefits David M. Berube Research Professor, Department of Communication North Carolina State University Coordinator NCSU Public Communication of Science and Technology Project PI – NSF – NIRT Intuitive Nanotoxicology and Public Engagement & CoPI Dietram Scheufele, UWisc. CEINT – Duke University w PI Mark Weisner
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1. Reactivity 2. Size 3. Composition 4. Surface area to volume 5. Surface charge. Characteristics – “What are the characteristics of nanoparticles that are potentially or actually problematic to environmental health and safety (EHS)?” W =.790 Χ 2 = (0 is random not.500). CHARACTERISTICS SET 1A NEW DATA
1. To be reactive. 2. To bind with proteins. 3. To stimulate cellular reproduction. 4. To bind or mimic. 5. To aggregate. Characteristics – “What are the characteristics of nanoparticles that are potentially or actually problematic to environmental health and safety (EHS)?” W =.556 Χ 2 = CHARACTERISTICS SET 1B – SECOND LEVEL CHARACTERISTICS NEW DATA
1. Environmental persistence. 2. Bioaccumulation. 3. Mobility in groundwater. 4. Byproducts of the production process Characteristics – “What are the characteristics of nanoparticles that are potentially or actually problematic to environmental health and safety (EHS)?” W =.522 Χ 2 = CHARACTERISTICS SET 1C – THIRD LEVEL CHARACTERISTICS NEW DATA
1. Carbon nanotubes 2. Quantum dots. 3. Metal oxides. 4. Metals. 5. Fullerenes. Types – Which nanoparticles are potentially or actually problematic to EHS? W =.523 Χ 2 = CHARACTERISTICS SET 2A - TYPES OF NANOPARTICLES NEW DATA
1. Zinc oxide. 2. Silver oxides. 3. Titanium dioxide. 4. Cerium oxide. 5. Iron oxides. Types – Which nanoparticles are potentially or actually problematic to EHS? W =.361 Χ 2 = CHARACTERISTICS SET 2B – OXIDES NEW DATA
1. Cadmium. 2. Lead. 3. Silver. 4. Iron. 5. Aluminum. Types – Which nanoparticles are potentially or actually problematic to EHS? W =.646 χ 2 = CHARACTERISTICS SET 2C - METALS NEW DATA
BANDING/ALGORITHM Characteristics weighted (0.0 – 1.0). Characteristics weighted (0.0 – 1.0). Special interactions, e.g. surface charge and reactivity. Special interactions, e.g. surface charge and reactivity. Membership in subsets of characteristics. Membership in subsets of characteristics.
RISK COMMUNICATION AND PUBLICS This work was supported in part by grants from the National Science Foundation, NSF , # Nanotechnology Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT): Intuitive Toxicology and Public Engagement. THANKS RTEHC 2009 – © Berube 2009 October 8- 9, 2009 – RTP, NC