ObservatoryNANO Publishes Nanotechnology EHS Landscape

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ObservatoryNANO Publishes Nanotechnology EHS Landscape
Created by bryony@safenano.org on 24/11/2011 11:16:20

SAFENANO and ObservatoryNANO are today proud to announce publication of a new report - 'Nanotechnology EHS Landscape'.

SAFENANO and ObservatoryNANO are today proud to announce publication of a new report - 'Nanotechnology EHS Landscape'.

The Report, which was prepared for ObservatoryNANO by lead authors Rob Aitken and Bryony Ross of SAFENANO/IOM (UK), together with partners from RIVM (NL) CEA (FR) and EMPA (CH) provides a map and concise overview of key organisations and their activities within the field worldwide in relation to nano-EHS.

Activity concerned with the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) aspects of nanotechnologies has been growing for a decade. Multiple position papers and roadmaps nave been published. Standardisation committees have been formed and standards relating to terminologies, measurement methods and risk assessment processes are being developed. Industrial, national and international research programmes have been established. New research groups have been brought together. The number of researchers working within the field has grown enormously and an impressive body of work has been undertaken. New research journals have been founded and the literature has grown exponentially.

In relation to these issues, the ObservatoryNANO project has previously identified relevant groups and organisations active in the field and has collected and assessed outputs from these organisations. Emerging knowledge from these organisations and other activities has been used to examine the scientific and technical outputs from the other parts of the Observatory, in order to assess whether there exist any EHS implications of these. These technical sector EHS evaluations have been previously published by ObservatoryNANO.

The current landscaping document is a continuation from ObservatoryNANO’s earlier EHS work. It is intended to support communication of efforts, outlining those key initiatives, activities and projects within the field. Key organisations and projects working within the nanotechnology Environment, Health and Safety field (nano EHS) were identified and grouped into seven major areas:

Research
Knowledge Transfer & Review
Standardisation
Guidance
Regulation
Public Engagement
Professional Bodies

The full report is available as a free download online (pdf format): Aitken RJ, Ross BL, Peters SAK, Geertsma RE, Bleeker E, Wijnhoven SWP, Toufektsian M-C and Nowack B (2011), Nanotechnology EHS Landscape, ObservatoryNANO Workpackage 5 - Health, Safety & Environment

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