Bottom-up risk regulation? How nanotechnology risk knowledge gaps challenge federal and state environmental agencies

Environmental Management

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 426-443

  Powell, Maria C ^a   Griffin, Martin P A ^b   Tai, Stephanie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Data gaps; Government regulation; Nanotechnology; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AND RECOVERY; BOTTOM-UP; CASE STUDIES; CLEAN AIR ACT; CLEAN WATER ACT; DATA GAPS; ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; FEDERAL STANDARDS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; NANO-MATERIALS; NANO-SIZED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGIES; POTENTIAL HEALTH; POTENTIAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REGULATIONS; TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT; TOXICITY TESTING; WISCONSIN;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FINANCE; INSURANCE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; TECHNOLOGY; WATER RESOURCES;

HEALTH RISKS;

NANOMATERIAL;

FEDERAL SYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH RISK; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLLUTION POLICY; REGULATORY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TEST;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GOVERNMENT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49749124208     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-008-9129-z     Document Type: Review

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