Life Cycle Assessment and Risk Assessment of Nanoproducts
Updated 2026-03-25
LICARA is a framework designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) assess the benefits and risks of nanoproducts. It includes guidelines and the LICARA nanoSCAN tool, which facilitates the implementation of these guidelines by scanning both the benefits and risks over the nanoproduct's lifetime
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Life Cycle Assessment and Risk Assessment of Nanoproducts
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LICARA
Description
LICARA is a framework designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) assess the benefits and risks of nanoproducts. It includes guidelines and the LICARA nanoSCAN tool, which facilitates the implementation of these guidelines by scanning both the benefits and risks over the nanoproduct's lifetime
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TNO
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EMPA
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Nano-Cluster Bodensee
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University of Zürich
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2014
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van Harmelen T, Zondervan-van den Beuken EK, Brouwer DH, Kuijpers E, Fransman W, Buist HB, Ligthart TN, Hincapié I, Hischier R, Linkov I, Nowack B, Studer J, Hilty L, Som C. LICARA nanoSCAN - A tool for the self-assessment of benefits and risks of nanoproducts. Environ. Int. 2016; 91: 150-160.
Som C, Zondervan-van den Beuken E, Van Harmelen T, Güttinger J, Bodmer M, Brouwer D, Buist HE, Carroll R, Coll C, Fransman W, Hartmanis A, Hincapie I, Hischier R, Karachalios T, Kouravelou K, Kuijpers E, Ligthart T, Notter D, Nowack B, Seibold U, Schneider G. LICARA Guidelines for the sustainable competitiveness of nanoproducts, Dübendorf, St. Gallen, Zeist, 2014.
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The LICARA project has received funding from the Sventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under Grant Agreement Number 315494.
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