Nanomaterials: no extraordinary risks known at present
Thursday, 23 February 2012
The intermediary report on "10 Years of Research: Risk Assessment, Human and Environmental Toxicology of Nanomaterials” is now available in English.
A report on safety research regarding nanomaterials is now available in English
Source: Sheng Yaw Lim - Fotolia.com
The intermediary report on "10 Years of Research: Risk Assessment, Human and Environmental Toxicology of Nanomaterials” is now available in English.
The report has been released by the joint Dechema/VCI Working Group "Responsible Production and Use of Nanomaterials”. Experts from industry and research institutions have compiled 60 pages with the current status of safety research and give an overview on national and European projects on safety research of various nanomaterials for humans and the environment. At present, no extraordinary risks are known. The researchers point out that the size label "nano” does not represent an intrinsic hazard characteristic; instead, the impact of nanomaterials depends on other factors as well, such as the nature of the material. However, newly developed nanomaterials have to be submitted to a risk assessment just like any other new product.
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