Oversight of next generation nanotechnology
"Existing health and safety agencies are unable to cope with the risk assessment, standard setting and oversight challenges of advancing nanotechnology. The nation needs a new agency to address current forms of pollution and to deal with the health and environmental impacts of the technically c...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
2009
Wilson Center |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19188386124919065689-oversight-of-next-generation-n.htm |
| Summary: | "Existing health and safety agencies are unable to cope with the risk assessment, standard setting and oversight challenges of advancing nanotechnology. The nation needs a new agency to address current forms of pollution and to deal with the health and environmental impacts of the technically complex products promised by rapid 21st century scientific advances." |
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| Physical Description: | 39 p. Digital |