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Review of the federal strategy for nanotechnology-related environmental, health, and safety research / Committee for Review of the Federal Strategy to Address Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials ; Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies ; National Materials Advisory Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; National Research Council of the National Academies.

Title
Review of the federal strategy for nanotechnology-related environmental, health, and safety research / Committee for Review of the Federal Strategy to Address Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials ; Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies ; National Materials Advisory Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; National Research Council of the National Academies.
Author
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for Review of the Federal Strategy to Address Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009.

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  • National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
  • National Research Council (U.S.). National Materials Advisory Board
Description
xxi, 108 p.; 23 cm. +
Summary
This new book from the National Research Council finds serious weaknesses in the government's plan for research on the potential health and environmental risks posed by nanomaterials, which are increasingly being used in consumer goods and industry. An effective national plan for identifying and managing potential risks is essential to the successful development and public acceptance of nanotechnology-enabled products. The book recommends a robust national strategic plan for addressing nanotechnology-related EHS risks, which will need to focus on promoting research that can assist all stakeholders, including federal agencies, in planning, controlling, and optimizing the use of engineered nanomaterials while minimizing EHS effects of concern to society. Such a plan will ensure the timely development of engineered nanoscale materials that will bring about great improvements in the nation's health, its environmental quality, its economy, and its security.
Subject
  • Nanotechnology > Research > Government policy > United States
  • Nanotechnology > Risk assessment > Government policy > United States
  • Nanotechnology
  • Biomedical Research
  • Nanostructures
  • Public Policy
  • Risk Assessment
Genre/Form
CD-ROMs.
Note
  • Accompanying CD-ROM contains Appendix D The National Nanotechnology Initiative's Strategy for Nanotachnology-related Environmental , Health and Safety Research.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also issued online.
System Details (note)
  • System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Adobe Reader ; CD-ROM drive.
Contents
The national nanotechnology initiative and the genesis of the environmental, health, and safety strategy -- Elements of an effective nanotechnology risk-research strategy -- Evaluation of the federal strategy -- Review of high-priority research topics, research needs, and gap analysis -- Conclusions and recommendations.
ISBN
  • 9780309116992
  • 0309116996
OCLC
  • 311117828
  • SCSB-10846512
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library