NNI 2011 Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Research Strategy

Subject Area:
NNI Budget and Strategy
NNI Publications and Reports
Environmental Health and Safety

Author: NSET/NEHI

Publication Date: Oct. 20 2011

Description:

Nanotechnology safety benefits everyone, from lab researchers and factory workers to the consumers of products enabled by this emerging technology. Accordingly, the Federal Government has developed the 2011 NNI Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Research Strategy, a comprehensive approach to ensuring the safe, effective, and responsible development and use of nanotechnology.

The NNI 2011 EHS Research Strategy provides guidance to the Federal agencies that produce the scientific information for risk management, regulatory decision-making, product use, research planning, and public outreach. The core research areas providing this critical information are (1) Nanomaterial Measurement Infrastructure, (2) Human Exposure Assessment, (3) Human Health, (4) Environment, (5) Risk Assessment and Risk Management Methods, and (6) Informatics and Modeling. Consideration of ethical, legal, and societal implications (ELSI) of nanotechnology were also woven into the strategy.

Click here to see the archived video of the webinar.

--This webinar was held on October 20, 2011 to highlight the release of the NNI EHS Research Strategy. If you have not done so already, you will need to register to view the webinar. Otherwise just enter your email address to log in and click on the Flash Player link.--

File Downloads

2011 NNI EHS Research Strategy | 1.6 MB

Nanotechnology Fact

The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), one of the largest Federal interagency R&D programs, coordinates funding for nanotechnology research and development among the 26 participating Federal departments and agencies. The NNI vision is a future in which the ability to understand and control matter at the nanoscale leads to a revolution in technology and industry that benefits society.

The NNI’s member agencies advance a world-class nanotechnology research and development program leading to new materials, devices, and products. The NNI supports the development of robust educational resources, a skilled workforce, supporting infrastructure and tools, as well as a coordinated research strategy to study the potential environmental, health, safety, and societal impacts of nanotechnology. For more information on how the NNI started and how it is organized, see the page entitled What is the NNI?

Stay Connected with the NNI

Connect with Nano.gov

Follow @NNInanonews

Questions?
Contact Marlowe Newman,
Communications Director

Official website of the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative