Posted: June 21, 2007 |
New rules expected on safety of nanotechnology products |
(Nanowerk News) Environmental Defense and DuPont invite you to the public launch of the Nano Risk Framework, a new tool for evaluating and addressing the potential risks of nanoscale materials. There will be a live webcast today, Thursday, June 21, 2007 at 11:00 am EST at www.wilsoncenter.org/nano.
|
The event will include a discussion of the Framework itself, the process to develop it, case studies demonstrating its use, and commentary from leaders in the nanotechnology field.
|
The New York Times took the occasion to run a story on these guidelines for evaluating the safety and environmental risks of nanotechnology products.
|