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Potential risks and benefits of nanotechnology: perceptions of risk in sunscreens
Author(s) -
Wright Paul FA
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja15.01128
Subject(s) - wright , management , art history , library science , sociology , art , computer science , economics
T he applications for engineered nanomaterials and nanotechnology are developing exponentially, along with the awareness in government, industry and public groups of nanosafety issues. There is also growing public concern caused by negative perceptions among some high profile groups that nanoenabled products are proliferating uncontrollably and being released without adequate testing of their safety.