bshell writes "A Canadian panel of leading scientists warns that nanomaterials appearing in a rapidly growing number of products might potentially be able to enter cells and interfere with biological processes. According to a story in the Globe and Mail newspaper, the Council of Canadian Academies concluded that "there are inadequate data to inform quantitative risk assessments on current and emerging nanomaterials."
"Their small size, the report says, may allow them "to usurp traditional biological protective mechanisms" and, as a result, possibly have "enhanced toxicological effects."
Chair of the panel is Pekka Sinervo, dean of the University of Toronto's faculty of arts and science. The council is an independent academic advisory group funded by the federal government, but operating at arms-length from Ottawa. The 16-member panel that wrote the new report included some of Canada's leading scientists and top international experts on nanomaterials.
When experts like this agree on something this big it's probably worth paying attention."
This discussion was created for logged-in users only, but now has been archived.
No new comments can be posted.
Nanomaterials more dangerous than we think 0 Comments More Login /
Get More Comments