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Post by bessie on Jul 21, 2008 11:35:06 GMT -5
From: Resources Magazine June 6, 2007 Nanotechnology and Nature: Can We Reduce Any Risks www.rff.org/Events/Pages/NanotechnologyandNature.aspx"Nanotechnology is no longer a futuristic idea but a present reality: about 500 consumer products on the market use it, and that inventory increases by 4–5 products each week. As Jennifer Sass of Natural Resources Defense Council noted at RFF’s June 6 First Wednesday Seminar, “The nanotitanic has left the port.” Marti Ott, an environmental engineer with EPA’s Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, argues for precautionary regulation, citing several areas of concern. The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology has issued a report warning that nanotechnology could create a large-scale disruption on the scale of the industrial revolution—in a much shorter time span—and not all of the risks of nanotechnology can be addressed by the same approach. NATO, too, has called the effects of nanotechnology disquieting: since nano-particles can easily slip into human pores, they hold grave potential for biological and chemical warfare.
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Post by greeneyes on Jul 21, 2008 13:38:39 GMT -5
This is an Excellent find Bessie,
Thank You,
greeneyes
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Post by bannanny on Jul 21, 2008 15:19:44 GMT -5
Pretty much says it all, eh? Thanks Bess!
love ~~ bannannas
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