Abstract
Nanoscience and nanotechnologies (NTs) have huge potential to improve competitiveness and sustainable development across a wide range of industrial sectors. Public perception of NT related to health, safety and environment (HSE) is critical for the responsible development of NT. It warrants a regulatory regime to demonstrate to the general public whether NTs are safe with regard to HSE. This work explores the feasibility of legal metrology (LM) as a platform to address the impact of NT on legal and socio-economic aspects. It considers whether a LM framework needs to be developed for NT and the associated benefits and risks.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 8 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-12 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | International Journal of Metrology and Quality Engineering |
Volume | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright the Author(s) 2017. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- legal metrology nanotechnology
- nano-scale properties
- manufactured nanomaterials
- nanometrology