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Nanotechnology : accuracy of data on federally funded environmental, health, and safety research could be improved : testimony before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, U.S. Senate / statement of Robert A. Robinson.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Robinson, Robert A.
- Series:
- Testimony ; GAO-08-709 T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nanotechnology--Environmental aspects--United States.
- Nanotechnology.
- Nanotechnology--Health aspects--United States.
- Nanotechnology--Standards--United States.
- Nanotechnology--Research--United States.
- Nanotechnology--Research.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 14 pages : digital, PDF file.
- Other Title:
- Accuracy of data on federally funded environmental, health, and safety research could be improved
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]
- Summary:
- In March 2008, GAO issued a report entitled Nanotechnology: Better Guidance Is Needed to Ensure Accurate Reporting of Federal Research Focused on Environmental, Health, and Safety Risks (GAO-08-402). In this report, GAO reviewed the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), a multiagency effort administered by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The NNI coordinates the nanotechnology-related activities of 25 federal agencies that fund nanoscale research or have a stake in the results. A key research area funded by some agencies related to studying the potential environmental, health, and safety (EHS) risks that may result from exposure to nanoscale materials. For this testimony statement, GAO was asked to summarize the findings of its March 2008 report, focusing on (1) the extent to which selected agencies conducted EHS research in fiscal year 2006; (2) the reasonableness of the agencies' and the NNI's processes to identify and prioritize EHS research; and (3) the effectiveness of the agencies' and the NNI's process to coordinate EHS research.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed Apr. 25, 2008).
- "For release on delivery ... April 24, 2008."
- Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 226298774
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