What´s "nano" doing in the waste?
ITA (2015) What´s "nano" doing in the waste? ITA dossier no. 18en (December 2015; Authors: Daniela Fuchs, André Gazsó).
-> An increasing number of products contain nanomaterials which end up in the waste sooner or later. To this day, their effects are still unknown. -> There is hardly any information on substances and quantities of nanomaterials used in mass products. -> This poses challenges for both Austrian waste management and legislation. -> Proposed solutions include the introduction of a standardised register for quantities of nanomaterials in products, consumer-friendly labelling and control of work safety in the waste sector.
Publication type:
policy brief
Publication language:
English
Publication date:
2015-12
Publication URL:
http://epub.oeaw.ac.at/ita/ita-dossiers/ita-dossier018en.pdf
Institute:
Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA)
Country:
Austria
Project:
NANOMIA – Nanomaterials in Waste: Evaluation of Rules and Scenarios for the verification of nanomaterials in waste streams (ITA)

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