The new deficit model
2009
4
609-611
environmental impact assessment ; governance ; health impact assessment ; risk assessment ; nanomaterials
Risk assessment and risk management
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2009.278
English
Bibliogr.
"Calls for more data on the impact of nanomaterials on human health and the environment reflect a failure to accept that there will always be unknowns associated with any new technology. Effective governance of emerging nanotechnologies will require an acknowledgement of these unknowns, an open and adaptive approach to regulation, and the courage to make decisions."
Digital
The ETUI is co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the ETUI.