Avicenn, a French non-governmental agency (L’AVICENN est l’Association de Veille et d’Information Civique sur les Enjeux des Nanosciences et des Nanotechnologies) similar to civil society (or activist groups) such as the ETC Group or the Friends of the Earth but focussed solely on nanotechnology issues, was last mentioned here in the context of the European nanomaterials definition in my Oct. 20, 2011 posting. According to the Sept. 19, 2012 news item on Nanowerk, Avicenn is making its documents on nanotechnology available for reading and comment on the web (Note: I have removed a link),
The French NGO Avicenn juste released a special web feature on “Nanomaterials and Environment”.
Designed as an overview accessible to the lay public, it includes developments (in French) on:
The questions about “green nano” and the promises about a greener nano future;
- Current knowledge and the large gaps remaining in our understanding;
- Available and possible ways forward for the urgent implementation of the precautionary principle
There are also more detailed pages on:
- Engineered nanomaterial release in the environment?
- Fate and behaviour of nanomaterials in the environment?
- Detection and monitoring in the environment?
- Funding of risks studies?
You can go here to read and comment although, as noted in the news item, you will need your French language reading and, presumably, writing skills.