Nanomaterials and health and safety position statement from the NanoBusiness Alliance

I’m not entirely sure how this works but the NanoBusiness Alliance (US-based) has distributed a position statement which focuses on Nanomaterials Product Sustainability while invoking the ‘Holy Trinity’ of environment, health, and safety (EHS). From the news item on Nanowerk,

As an enabling technology applicable to diverse fields, including alternative energy, medicine, and electronics, among many others, nanotechnology offers tremendous value to society. As with any emerging technology, nanotechnology and nanoscale materials must be managed in a responsible way to identify and minimize any potential adverse effect on human health or the environment. The Alliance is committed to fostering the responsible and sustainable development of nanotechnology, to working with governmental and related nanotechnology stakeholders to develop appropriate scientific testing tools, methodologies and data to characterize nanoscale materials, and to developing informed, science-based governance policies, laws, standards, practices, and regulations pertinent to nanoscale materials.

I was hoping to get more information on the Alliance’s website but I can’t find the news release with the position statement let alone more details about it.

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