Posted: April 30, 2009

OECD publishes new report on in its series on the safety of manufactured nanomaterials

(Nanowerk News) "Preliminary Analysis of Exposure Measurement and Exposure Mitigation in Occupational Settings: Manufactured Nanomaterials" (pdf download, 284 KB) is the eigth publication in the Series on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials.
This report provides preliminary analyses and recommendations as well as brief summaries of background documents listed in the operational plan relevant to phase 1 of the project on exposure measurement and exposure mitigation.
This document was endorsed by the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials at its 4th Meeting on June and declassified by the OECD’s Joint Meeting of the Chemicals Committee and the Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology on March 2009. It is intended to provide information on the outcomes and developments of the WPMN related to the safety of manufactured nanomaterials.
This document is published on the responsibility of the Joint Meeting of the Chemicals Committee and the Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology of the OECD.
Source: OECD