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US Environmental Health Collaborative publishes White Paper on "Environmentally Responsible Development of Nanotechnology"
Published: Friday 2 July 2010
The US Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative has published the final White Paper, containing conclusions reached during the Collaborative’ summit on ‘Environmentally Responsible Development of Nanotechnology’ (held on the 8th and 9th October 2009).
According to an article by Bergeson& Campbell P.C., ‘[t]he charge for summit attendees was to explore issues regarding potential risk across nano-enabled product lifecycles, with the goal of generating a set of recommendations for North Carolina businesses regarding how to address such risks. The White Paper, to which Lynn L. Bergeson contributed, summarizes near-term recommendations resulting from the summit, as well as questions that should be considered in the interim to arrive at more solid long-term recommendations. The White Paper is available online.’
The White Paper makes some preliminary recommendations, outlining actions that may be taken by a mix of nanotech stakeholders or leaders, such as the participants of the summit, to support industries in developing guidelines for the responsible commercialization of nanotechnologies.
The White Paper conclusions note that ‘[the recommendations] require the input of the business community and the assistance of a greater network of supporting stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, research communities, legal, insurance, and other risk management service providers, venture capitalists and financial services firms, public interest groups, and non-profit organizations.'
Follow these links to find out more about the US Environmental Health Collaborative, or to download the complete White Paper.