Editorial: Nanotoxicology: Challenges and solutions to safeguard human health and the environment

Editorial on the Research Topic Nanotoxicology: Challenges and solutions to safeguard human health and the environment Undoubtedly, nanotechnology is well established in everyday life as denoted by the great variety of products that contain engineered nanomaterials (ENMs).The release of ENMs and particles to different environmental matrices (water, air, soil) has been demonstrated during the life cycle of consumer products.Consequently, both intentional and unintentional exposure to ENMs have raised concern about their potentially harmful effects on living organisms, including humans, from which emerged the recent research area of nanotoxicology.In this way, different characteristics of the ENMs (i.e., size, shape, charge, chemical composition) have been linked to toxicological effects.Moreover, ENMs can cause toxicity through different mechanisms, ranging from the simple physical adsorption, to the biological surface, to the triggering of complex processes that lead to oxidative stress.Recently, design approaches are gaining importance in the field of nanotechnology with the aim to develop safe and sustainable products.This Research Topic aims to gather information on the challenges and solutions of the safety by design approach in nanotechnology, with particular emphasis on using nanotoxicology.Therefore, it is intended to present the latest advances to analyze and minimize any toxicological risk to humans and the environment, while maintaining all the properties and characteristics of the ENMs themselves.By bridging the gap between human and environmental nanotoxicology, this Research Topic aims to generate the basis of a reliable discussion of engineered

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