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15 May 2009
NGOs disappointed at nano outcomes from International Conference on Chemical Management - ETC Group, Canada
The actions on nanotechnology that were agreed upon today do not reflect the urgency of the issue. The delegates were made aware that nanomaterials are an intergenerational risk, with nanoparticles being passed from mother to child via maternal blood. Yet these risks appear to have been ignored by the Second International Conference on Chemicals Management that was held in Geneva, May 11-15.
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