March 29, 2013
Agencies Publish Report And Recommendations Concerning Health And Safety Of Nanomaterials
On March 20, 2013, five German agencies published a report entitled Nanotechnology — Health and Environmental Risks of Nanomaterials, which includes a joint set of recommendations for future safety assessments of nanomaterials. Under a joint research strategy set up in 2007, over 80 research projects on nanomaterials were reviewed. The report includes recommendations to: Develop adequate measurement methods for risk assessment; Develop reference materials for exposure assessment...