'At the current stage, nanotechnologies affect many areas of law: occupational health and safety, environmental protection, consumer protection, medical law, privacy and civil liberties, intellectual property and patent law. Nonetheless, the analysis of the legal implications of nanotechnologies is just at the beginning. What is particularly needed is an overall view of the principles that can guide the legal approach. This special issue on Regulating Nanotechnologies aims to provide this kind o more...

This brochure addresses the following questions:
1.Are nanoparticles hazardous to workers?
2.How can workers be exposed?
3.Can nanoparticles be measured?
4.Can worker exposures be controlled?

This report discusses the safety of nanotechnology in the workplace, focusing on the progress National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Nanotechnology Research Center have made in accomplishing the following goals: (1) determining if nanoparticles and nanomaterials pose risks for work-related injuries and illnesses; (2) conducting research on the application of nanotechnology for the prevention of work-related injuries and illnesses; (3) promoting health workplaces th more...

Lead: 'Researchers must address the lack of knowledge about risks posed by nanotechnology in the health sector to provide appropriate input to policymakers, cautions a leading expert of the European Commission.' The article continues, 'More risk assessment studies are needed to understand what exactly defines toxicity due to nanoparticles, and what kind of regulations the sector needs, said Hermann Stamm, head of nanotechnology and molecular imaging at the Institute for Health and Consumer Prote more...