Nanotechnology: The Next big Thing, Or Much Ado About Nothing?
The Annals of Occupational Hygiene has this week published a key paper on the safety of emerging nanotechnologies by Dr Andrew Maynard of the Woodrow Wilson International Center.
The review, which relates to the Warner lecture given by Dr Maynard at the BOHS Conference 2006, provides an easily understood overview of Nanotechnology as developing industry together with a balanced commentary on current opportunities and issues it faces. Existing gaps in knowledge and strategies for tackling these are addressed, and a discussion of how the occupational hygiene community may work around challenges posed by a lack of knowledge to ensure safety in the Nano Workplace is presented.
Andrew Maynard is internationally recognised as a leading researcher in the field of Nanoparticle safety, and is a close collaborator with SnIRC.
Full text of the paper is available at:
http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org