Ethical Impact Of Sharing Nanosafety Data

Terms

EIA: Ethical Impact Assessment
LCA: Life cycle assessment
in silico: conducted via computer modeling/simulation

Intro

nanosafety refers to the safety of nanoparticles. The paper is referring to the ethicality associated with reporting/or not reporting these risks, and doing so in line with FAIR. They posit a possible need to incentivize researchers to share this data in a FAIR manner. There are apparent concerns in doing so however, related to intellectual property, nanoparticle misuse.

However the publication of this nanoparticle safety data would be beneficial from a health standpoint.

Evaluation of ethical impacts

Intellectual Property

Publishing on compounds can impact the later application for patents and development of new drugs etc.

Disadvantaged researchers sharing nanosafety data needs to result in funding

Public health ethics

Voluntary sharing of data here helps the greater good and is an apparent ethical choice.

Dual-use and misuse

FAIR sharing of nano data needs to consider the misuse of nano particles and there is currently work being done in Europe to address security concerns related to sharing safety info.

Environmental and animal ethics

Environmental safety data should be shared about the compounds.

Ethical Impact Assessment of Sharing Nanosafety Data