Nanotechnology and Environmental, Health, and Safety : 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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Administrative law. Engineering. Materials science. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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 110th Congress. Includes appendices providing overview of selected nanotechnology EHS activities of Federal regulatory agencies, and selected EHS-related international engagement efforts of National Nanotechnology Initiative agencies.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.