| Document ID (ISN) | 107329 |
| CIS number |
07-1363 |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Birraux C., Revol H. |
| Title |
Minutes of the public hearing of 7 November 2006 on nanotechnology: Potential hazards, ethical issues |
| Original title |
Compte rendu de l'audition publique du 7 novembre 2006 sur les nanotechnologies: risques potentiels, enjeux éthiques [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
La Documentation française, 29 quai Voltaire 75007 Paris, France, 2007. Internet document (pdf format), 137p. Free of charge. Cost of print version: EUR 5.00. |
| Internet access |
http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/12/pdf/rap-off/i3658.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
The French parliamentary office for the evaluation of science and technology policy organized a public hearing on 7 November 2007 on the potential hazards end ethical issues related to nanotechnology. The hearing opened the way for some deeper thinking on the specific aspects of nanotechnology, the issues involved and the progress nanotechnology may make possible in the fields of health care, environmental protection, transport and safety. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
nanotechnology; nanoparticles; France; ethics; health hazards; role of government; hazard evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
new technologies; research |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
New technologies
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Ethical issues
Nanotechnology and nanoparticles
Risk evaluation
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