Nanotechnology Environmental Health and Safety

Tackles the debate over nanotechnology's environmental, health and safety (EHS) by explaining EHS issues, financial implications, foreseeable risks (exposure, dose, hazards of nanomaterials), and the implications of occupational hygiene precautions and consumer protections.

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School of Public Health, University of Michigan

Inhalt
Introduction/Foreword by the Editor; The promises of nanotechnology; An NGO's perspective of nanotechnology; An insurance industry's perspective; Proactive risks management strategies in nanotechnology companies; Toxicological Studies with Nanoscale Materials; Industry-led initiative for occupational heath & safety; Small business perspective: where safety and innovation converge; An unlikely partnership for responsible nanotechnology