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Consultancy & Review Activities - DEFRA & SAFENANO


 
DEFRA Report CB0409: EMERGNANO - A review of completed and near completed environment, health and safety research on nanomaterials

Aitken RJ, Hankin SM, Ross B, Tran CL, Stone V, Fernandes TF, Donaldson K, Duffin R, Chaudhry Q, Wilkins TA , Wilkins SA, Levy LS, Rocks SA, Maynard A (2009)
DEFRA Report CB0409
The EMERGNANO project's aims were to:
1. Collect together a comprehensive listing of  completed and near-completed environment, health and safety research on nanomaterials and nanotechnology
2. Review these studies according to their relevance and impact in the field
3. Use the review outcomes to identify priority needs for control or management of risk, including an appraisal of whether there is sufficient information to invoke the precautionary principle for one or more nanomaterials.

The project was completed and the EMERGNANO report published in April 2009. As the first global review of environment, health and safety research into nanomaterials , it recieved widespread acclaim within the nanotechnology community.

To download the EMERGNANO report in full please click here (pdf, 1.21MB)
Alternatively, you can access a concise version by clicking here (pdf, 656kb)
 
For a more in-depth commentary on EMERGNANO's background and findings, written by some of its authors, please click here. 
 
Or to access EMERGNANO at Defra online, click here.