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Author: | Helland, A. Kastenholz, H. Siegrist, M. |
Title: | Precaution in practice: perceptions, procedures, and performance in the nanotech industry |
Journal: | Journal of industrial ecology
2008 : JUN, VOL. 12:3, p. 449-458 |
Index terms: | ecology environmental policy risk surveys Switzerland Germany |
Freeterms: | nanotechnology |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | This study examined the industrial perceptions, internal procedures, and performance of the nanomaterial industry. A written survey of 40 companies in Switzerland and Germany. Most companies replied that nanoparticulate materials (NPMs) should be subject to some kind of regulation, but industry did not convey a clear opinion as to who should be responsible for managing the potential environmental health impacts or how to regulate NPMs throughout their life cycle. |
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