The US Must Help Set International Standards for Nanotechnology

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• Personal Author:
  Howard J ; Murashov V
• Description:
  International standards have a crucial role in supporting global trade and protecting human health and the environment. US government agencies and the private sector must become more involved in international efforts to establish such standards, and representatives from all nations must ensure that all standards are based on sound science. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Health Promotion Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Public Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Environmental-health Environmental-health-monitoring Environmental-medicine Health-programs Health-protection Health-standards Occupational-exposure Occupational-health Occupational-health-programs Occupational-medicine-programs Protective-measures Public-health

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• ISSN:
  1748-3387
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034832
• Citation:
  Nat Nanotechnol 2008 Nov; 3(11):635-636
• Contact Point Address:
  Vladimir Murashov, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 20201
• Email:
  vladimir.murashov@cdc.hhs.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Nature Nanotechnology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186894/cdc_186894_DS1.pdf
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