EU scientific hearing on risk assessment of nanotechnologies

(Nanowerk News) On 10 September 2009, the European Commission (DG Health and Consumers) is organising in Brussels a Scientific Hearing on the risk assessment of nanotechnologies. Venue: Centre de Conference A. Borschette, Rue Froissart 36, 1040 Brussels.

The main objectives of this Hearing are to identify:

any possible scientific topics which have not been covered in the opinions from the relevant EU Risk Assessment Committees and Bodies;\ what are -according to current scientific knowledge- the main potential risks that could emerge from the use of nanomaterials in the future; and provision of relevant background information and comments on those issues.

Source: European Commission

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