Non-U.S. Government Resources
Nanomaterials in the Workplace: Policy and Planning Workshop on Occupational Safety and Health. A report by the RAND Corporation for NIOSH
External Link: http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF227/
Nanotechnology and Nanoscience. A joint study between the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering
External link: http://www.nanotec.org.uk/
Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN), Rice University
External link: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~cben
CBEN focuses on research at the interface between "dry" nanomaterials and aqueous media such as biology and the environment.
BIA-Workshop Report: "Ultrafine aerosols at workplaces"
External link: http://www.hvbg.de/e/bia/pub/rep/rep04/bia0703.html
Information from the workshop regarding medical aspects, toxicology of ultrafine particles/epidemiology, physics of ultrafine particles/measurement technology, ultrafine aerosols at industrial workplaces, and discussions on whether exposure limit values should be introduced.
Horizon Scanning - Nanotechnologies
External Link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/horizons/nanotech/index.htm
Britain's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) general information page on Nanotechnology provides links to FAQ's, literature reviews, more...
Nanoparticles: An occupational hygiene review
External Link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr274.htm
Provides information on routes, sources, and levels of nanoparticle exposure, control measures, trends, more...
International Council On Nanotechnology (ICON)
External Link: http://icon.rice.edu/
A partnership for Nanotechnology stewardship and sustainablilty.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
External Link: http://icon.rice.edu/
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) links about Nanotechnology
External Link: http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/_categorie_liens_100001.html
IRSST is a private, non-profit scientific research organization based in Quebec.
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