Strategic Plan for NIOSH Nanotechnology Research: Filling the Knowledge Gaps

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• Corporate Authors:
  Nanotechnology Research Center (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  "Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter on a near-atomic scale to produce new structures, materials, and devices. This technology has the ability to transform many industries and will have numerous applications to areas ranging from medicine to manufacturing. Research in nanoscale technologies is growing rapidly worldwide. By 2015, the National Science Foundation estimates that nanotechnology will have a $1 trillion impact on the global economy and employ 2 million workers, 1 million of which may be in the United States. Nanomaterials may present new challenges to understanding, predicting, and managing potential health risks to workers. Many knowledge gaps remain to be filled before we fully understand how to work safely with these materials. Through strategic planning, research, partnering with others, and making information widely available, NIOSH is working in parallel with the development and implementation of nanotechnology to provide national and world leadership in preventing work-related illness and injury." - p. 5
• Content Notes:
  Nanotechnology Research Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  
  "February 26, 2008 (update)."
  
  Title from title screen (viewed on March 11, 2008).
  
  Mode of access: Internet.
  
  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Health Aspects Nanotechnology Occupational Health Research
• Document Type:
  Text
• Name as Subject:
  Nanotechnology Research Center (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; Nanotechnology Research Center (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
• Genre:
  Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  electronic; electronic resource; remote; 103 p. ; 28 cm.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036202
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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