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Review of the Federal Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research (2009)

Chapter: Appendix D: National Nanotechnology Initiative Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: National Nanotechnology Initiative Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research." National Research Council. 2009. Review of the Federal Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12559.
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Appendix D National Nanotechnology Initiative Strategy for Nanotechnology- Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research1 The National Nanotechnology Initiative’s Strategy for Nanotechnology- Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research is available on CD-ROM on the inside of the back cover of this report. 1 NEHI (Nanotechnology Environmental Health Implications Working Group). 2008. National Nanotechnology Initiative Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research. Arlington, VA: National Nanotechnology Coordination Office. February 2008 [online]. Available: http://www.nano.gov/NNI_EHS_Research_ Strategy.pdf [accessed Aug. 22, 2008]. 108

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