Nanotechnology and Environmental, Health, and Safety [electronic resource] : Issues for Consideration.

Identifies potential environmental, health, and safety (EHS) opportunities and challenges of nanotechnology; explains importance of addressing nanotechnology EHS concerns; reviews nanotechnology EHS issues; and summarizes options for Congressional action, including nanotechnology EHS-related provisi...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Corporate Author: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l] : [s.n.], 2011.
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Summary:Identifies potential environmental, health, and safety (EHS) opportunities and challenges of nanotechnology; explains importance of addressing nanotechnology EHS concerns; reviews nanotechnology EHS issues; and summarizes options for Congressional action, including nanotechnology EHS-related provisions of legislation in the 111th Congress. Includes appendices providing overview of selected nanotechnology EHS activities of Federal regulatory agencies.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
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Physical Description:40 p., digital, PDF file.