Environment Daily 1821, 11/02/05
Scientists called in on nanotechnology risks
Environment Daily 1821, 11/02/05
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The European Commission has asked the EU's chief environmental
toxicology committee, Scher, to advise on how the bloc should assess
potential risks of nanotechnologies. Earlier scientific assessments have
suggested that adverse effects of nanoparticles cannot be predicted from
current chemical models, the Commission says (ED 04/08/04
_http://www.environmentdaily.com/articles/index.cfm_?action=article&ref=17101).
The committee has been requested to give its views by this autumn
regarding potential risks to health, consumer safety and the
environment. See request for a scientific opinion
_http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scenihr/docs/_scenihr_q_003.pdf,
and existing preliminary risk analysis
_http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_risk/documents/ev_20040301_en.pdf_.
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