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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davies, Clarence J.
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2009
Wilson Center
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19188386124919065689-oversight-of-next-generation-n.htm
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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."
Physical Description:39 p.
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