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Austrian Academy of Sciences Publishes NanoTrust Dossier on Advanced Materials

Nanotech

The Institute of Technology Assessment of the Austrian Academy of Sciences has published a NanoTrust Dossier entitled “ Advanced Materials.” As a result, it is important to highlight safety-relevant aspects at an early stage and to identify potential risks in accordance with the precautionary principle.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

There may also be requirements on what technologies must be used for mitigation such as the use of catalytic converters in cars that used older lead fuel (6). One of the best examples of control or elimination is the global legislation in the 1980s to limit CFC emissions that were damaging the ozone layer (5).