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ICON issues review of nanotechnology practices

The International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) today issued a comprehensive review of existing efforts to develop "best practices" for handling nanomaterials in the workplace. The report was prepared by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara as part of a two-phase project to catalogue how industry is managing the potential occupational safety risks posed by nanomaterials. ICON is a coalition of academic, industrial, governmental and civil society organizations.

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