Regulatoryoptionsforthesafetymeasuresofnanomaterialsbygovernmentsinclude:
A. workplace & administrative controls,classification&labeling of potential risks
B. controlofemissionstoair&water,minimizedexposuretohumanbodiesandlivingenvironment
C. wastedisposalrestrictions,marketing&userestrictions,distributioncontrol
D. laws,guidelines,policies,etc.
TheNanoethicsGroup&EuropeanGrouponEthics&NewTechnologiestotheEuropeanCommission'sOpinionsontheSafetyIssuesofNanomedicinein2002declaresthat:
A. — Safety:relevantauthoritiesshouldcarryoutaproperassessmentoftherisks&safetyofnanomedicine.Suchriskassessmentshouldcoverthewholelifecycleoftheproducts,fromproductiontohandlingofwaste.Thesamelevelofsafetycurrentlyappliedtomedicine&medicaldevicesshouldapplytonanomedicalproducts.— Riskassessment:theGroupproposesthatinitiativesbetakenatnational&Europeanleveltofacilitatecooperationbetweeninstitutionsdealingwithriskassessment.TheGroupconsidersitparamountthatnonano-basedproductsenterthemarketwithoutriskassessment,therebysecuringthesafetywithregardtotheuser'shealth.
B. — Assessmentofsocialeffects:TheGroupproposesthatsuchprospectivetechnologyassessmentshouldconsiderissuesofsafety(agri-food&environment)&security(includingdualuse,impactsofbioterrorism&militaryresearch).Socialeffectsshouldalsobeaddressed(fairdistributionofgoods).— Information&consent:TheGroupencouragesfurthereffortsatnational&Europeanleveltodevelopimprovedmethodsofprovidinginformation&obtainingconsente.g.throughresearchprojectsundertheELSI(Ethical,Legal&SocialImplications)program.
C. — TheneedforinterdisciplinaryresearchonEthical,Legal&SocialImplications(ELSI)ofnanomedicine:theGroupproposesthataconsiderableamount–upto3%-ofthebudgetinvestedinresearchinnanotechnologyshouldbesetasideforELSIresearch.— Ethicaldeliberationontheconceptofhumanity,humanright,social&politicalconflictsinrelationtoNanotechnology:TheGroupalsosuggeststhatinitiativesbetakenatEuropeanleveltopromotemoreresearchonphilosophical,ethical&anthropologicalquestionsraisedbyrecentdevelopmentsinnanomedicine(individualresponsibility,conceptoftheself,personalidentity,societalgoals&globalhealthcare).
D. — Sharingofinformation&establishingdatabases:theGroupproposesthatinitiativesbetakenatEuropeanleveltoestablishdatabanks,nononlyonscientificaspectsofnanomedicinebutalsoonELSI-relatedaspects.— TheneedforrevisionofthisOpinion:sinceresearchintheareaofnanomedicineisundergoingrapiddevelopment,thistextshouldbereconsidered&possiblerevisedinthelightofscientific,legal&socialdevelopmentswithinthenextfiveyears.
DesigningdialoguesontheELSEissuesofnanotechnologiesshouldinclude:
A. incorporatingpublic's valuesindecisions
B. improvingdecisionquality
C. improvingdecisionmakingprocess,engagingthepublicwhenkeydecisionsaretobemade
D. resolvingconflict,improvingtrustininstitutions&informingoreducatingpeople
Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutnanotechnologyarecorrect?
A. Nanotechnologiesarewidelyseenashavinghugepotentialtobringbenefitstomanyareasofresearch&application,&areattractingrapidlyincreasinginvestmentsfrombusinessesinmanypartsoftheworld.Atthesametime,itisrecognizedthattheirapplicationmayraisenewchallengesinthesafety,regulatoryorethicaldomainsthatwillrequiresocietaldebate.
B. Attainingtheoverallknowledgeofnanotechnologyisresponsiblenotonlyfortheemergenceofnewethicalchallengesbutalsofortheneedforadiverseapproach.
C. Theapproachneededtoanalyzeanemergingtechnologyconsidersnotonlythecomplexityofreality,butalsospecificmoralquestionsofagivensocio-culturalcontext.Ethicalreflectionsthatinvolveriskanalysisdemandtechnicalimprovement&thedevelopmentofadequatedevicesforsuchevaluations.
D. Weneedtodevelopanefficientmechanismforaddressingfutureissuesinnanotechnologies.
Which of the following statements about nanotechnology are correct?
A. The great attraction of working on the nanotechnology lies in new & unusual physical & chemical properties that are not found in the same materials at micro & macroscopic dimensions.
B. Nanotechnology may be able to create many new materials & devices with a vast range of applications, such as in nanomedicine, nanoelectronics, biomaterials energy production, & consumer products.
C. The usage of nanosystems, nanomaterials, nano-devices, etc. permeates all aspects of society.
D. Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter with at least one dimension sized from between 1 & 100 nm.