HEALTH CONCERNS RAISED BY EU COMMITTEE ABOUT NANOPARTICLES
March 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
HEALTH concerns have been raised by a European Union (EU) scientific committee on emerging and newly identified health risks about the use of nanotechnology in cleaning and other services. The committee has in the past identified fears about a lack of environmental health knowledge regarding nanoparticles, but in a new report, it has highlighted actual health concerns. An example is nanotubes, which the committee said have "similar characteristics as some types of hazardous asbestos". On nanosilver (an anti-bacterial), the report ...
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