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The Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the final report of the 'Better Control of Nanomaterials' initiative. The report is the result of four years of work on nanomaterials in consumer products, evaluating the risks they might pose to consumers and to the environment as well as an assessment of existing and future legislation for nanomaterials.
Results examined four areas of exposure for consumers -- oral intake, dermal exposure, inhalation and eye exposure -- and found little risk in most activities. For inhalation, the authors highlighted the need for risk management measures for situations such as painting with a sprayer or sanding a surface. In their environmental evaluation, the researchers determined "none of the investigated nanomaterials pose an environmental risk in the freshwater environment." They found nanomaterials pose little risk to the environment and for most exposure methods for consumers
Read more: http://www2.mst.dk/Udgiv/publications/2015/12/978-87-93352-89-6.pdf

