 |
|
|
NanoTrust “Health and Environmental Risks of Nanotechnology”
NanoTrust database
NanoTrust provides its bibliographical database with more than 1200 entries dealing with nanotechnology in connection with toxicology, environmental risks, risk management and technological impact assessment.
The NanoTrust bibliographical database is opened to the public now. The database has more than 1200 entries dealing with nanotechnology in connection with toxicology, environmental risks, risk management and technological impact assessment and is updated continuously.
To get to the NanoTrust database click here.
Project "NanoTrust"
NanoTrust continually surveys, analyses and summarises the state of knowledge regarding potential health and environmental risks of nanotechnology.
www.nanotrust.ac.at
Nanotechnology is an emerging branch of research and technology development. Up to now, safety aspects have not yet been thoroughly researched enough in order to allow for conclusive assessments regarding postulated risks. At the same time, concerns about potential risks are being raised and there are first signs of a public debate. Not least against the background of the experiences in the area of biotechnology, a foresighted nanotech policy is necessary, which is based on profound and well presented analyses. The heart of NanoTrust is to continually survey, analyse and summarise the state of knowledge regarding potential health and environmental risks of nanotechnology. For the first time in Austria, these important aspects of technology development will be under systematic scrutiny and beyond single R&D projects, that is investigated on a meta-level. At the same time, research lacunae will be identified and diverse assessments made transparent. This is what we call a risk radar and it will be the basis for a clearing house on questions of potential health and environmental risks. NanoTrust will be an information desk and promoter of discussion: Both for the general public, the administration and the nano research community a sort of service point will be established for questions regarding the assessment of security issues.
The project is not part of the NanoInitiative, but will be funded for at first three years by the Austrian Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT).
 Download Factsheet (226,5 kb)
1. Head of the Project
PD Dr. Michael Nentwich
Tel.: +43 1 515 81 – 6583
mnent@oeaw.ac.at
2. Contact Persons
Dr. Ulrich Fiedeler
Tel.: +43 1 515 81 – 6577
ufiedeler@oeaw.ac.at
MMag. Dr. André Gazsó
Tel.: +43 1 515 81 – 6578
agazso@oeaw.ac.at
PD Dr. Myrtill Simkó
Tel.: +43 1 515 81 – 6579
msimko@oeaw.ac.at
The team is reachable via nano.ita@oeaw.ac.at.
3. Institute
Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Address
Strohgasse 45/5
1030 Wien
Phone: +43 1 515 81 – 6582
Fax: +43 1 7109883
|
© 2005 austrian nano forum / austrian nano initiative
|
|
|
