Regulation of nanotechnology | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 12/01/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_nanotechnology


00:01:22 1 Managing risks: human and environmental health and safety
00:04:03 2 Democratic governance
00:07:34 2.1 Newness
00:12:54 2.2 International law
00:14:06 3 Arguments against regulation
00:16:21 4 Response from governments
00:16:31 4.1 United Kingdom
00:19:59 4.2 United States
00:21:32 4.2.1 California
00:22:02 4.3 California
00:26:12 4.4 European Union
00:27:17 5 Response from advocacy groups
00:31:23 6 Technical aspects
00:31:33 6.1 Size
00:32:54 6.2 Mass thresholds



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Because of the ongoing controversy on the implications of nanotechnology, there is significant debate concerning whether nanotechnology or nanotechnology-based products merit special government regulation. This mainly relates to when to assess new substances prior to their release into the market, community and environment.
Nanotechnology refers to an increasing number of commercially available products – from socks and trousers to tennis racquets and cleaning cloths. Such nanotechnologies and their accompanying industries have triggered calls for increased community participation and effective regulatory arrangements. However, these calls have presently not led to such comprehensive regulation to oversee research and the commercial application of nanotechnologies, or any comprehensive labeling for products that contain nanoparticles or are derived from nano-processes.
Regulatory bodies such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. or the Health and Consumer Protection Directorate of the European Commission have started dealing with the potential risks posed by nanoparticles. So far, neither engineered nanoparticles nor the products and materials that contain them are subject to any special regulation regarding production, handling or labelling.