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 | Identification of Ethical Impacts |
Finalise the list of sources for literature research, by
updating the default list of science and technology
ethics sources.
General academic literature databases
include nanoethics literature
Finalise the overview of sources for foresight through horizon scanning, by updating the default list.
Finalise the overview of sources for foresight through horizon scanning, by updating the default list.
Online survey
sal media
Webinar
E-mail
Other
Finalise the list of relevant literature analysing comparable cases to the nanomaterials and products under assessment.
The EIA-team should update the listed (sub-)criteria in columns 1 and 2 to match the relevant issues to the case under study. Then, they should analyse the ethical issues raised by the nanomaterials and products under assessment by filling in columns 3-6 the following checklist, making use of the listed references. Finally, the results should be verified by asking stakeholders (and external experts) to add their estimates of severity of the issues and motivation, which should be included in columns 7 and 8.
Health-related issues of the
manufacturing and use of the materials
and products.
Applied in a healthcare context
Public health or safety issues
Impacts on the rights and liberties of
individuals and groups of the value
chain and application of nanomaterial.
Freedom
Autonomy
Authenticity
Identity
Privacy
Human dignity
Human bodily integrity
Intellectual property
Could the value chain and application of
nanomaterial have a negative impact in
terms of social justice and equality?
The distribution of opportunities, powers
and capabilities
Civil and political rights
The distribution of economic resources and
income
The distribution of risks and hazards
Effects on vulnerable, disadvantaged, and
under-represented individuals, groups, or
communities in society, including future
generations
Effects on individuals, groups and
communities in low income and lower-middle
income countries
Could the value chain and application of
nanomaterial have a negative impact on
the well-being of individuals or groups,
and/or on the common good, including
cultural heritage?
effects on the well-being and interests of
individuals and groups in society, including
the quality of work
effects on social institutions and
structures, democracy and important aspects
of culture and cultural diversity
Cultural heritage includes physical
artefacts and intangible attributes of a
group or society, such as sites, monuments,
artefacts, texts, archives, remains and
information about the past
Could the value chain and application of
nanomaterial have a negative impact on
the environment, animals and/or plants?
the direct and long-term effects on the
environment, animals and plants of any
biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear
or explosive elements used
the direct and long-term effects on the
environment, animals and plants of GMOs
human encroachment on natural habitats and
environmental policy
Could the value chain or application of
nanomaterial raise concerns in terms of
sustainable development?
In terms of the use of resources
In terms of the generation of harmful waste
products
Could the nanomaterial or its
application have significant military
purposes (dual use)?
effects in terms of the development of
weapons of mass destruction
military surveillance systems
autonomous weapons systems
Could the nanomaterial or nano-enabled
product become subject to misuse?
Can [information about] harmful biological,
chemical, radiological, nuclear, or
explosive materials, and/or the means of
their delivery, easily [or accidentally] be
misused
May such materials easily fall into the
hands of terrorists or criminals
May such materials be abused by governmental
and other institutional actors in
non-military contexts
Fill in the following report on the identification of ethical impacts.
Title:
[Insert the title filled in during the
EIA-plan writing in page #4 as default,
which the user can modify.]
Authors:
[Insert the authors filled in during the
EIA-plan writing in page #4 as default,
which the user can modify.]
Abstract:
[Insert the abstract filled in during the
EIA-plan writing in page #4 as default,
which the user can modify.]
Introduction:
[The user should fill in text]
Description of methods used::
[Insert the section identify ethical impacts
filled in during the EIA-plan writing in
page #4 as default, which the user can
modify.]
Results of expert consultations and/or
stakeholder engagement:
[The user should fill in text but can also
leave it open.]
Description of identified potential ethical
impacts, short, medium, and long term:
[Insert the completed table resulting from
step 2]
Summary:
[The user should fill in text]
References:
[Insert the reference list resulting from
step 1.]
List of consulted persons:
[The user should fill in text]
**This work project has received funding from European Union Horizon 2020 Programme (H2020) via RiskGONE project under grant agreement nº 814425