In Italy, nearly 200 structures (57% public and 43% private) are engaged in R&D for nanotechnologies. In 2008, around 670,000 people were said to be working in microelectronics, chemistry, the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology but, as in the rest of the world, their ranks keep swelling*.
per on exposure to nanomaterials and their impact on workers’ health and safety” in Rome last April. (Ref. 110326)
In Italy, nearly 200 structures (57% public and 43% private) are engaged in R&D for nanotechnologies. In 2008, around 670,000 people were said to be working in microelectronics, chemistry, the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology but, as in the rest of the world, their ranks keep swelling*.
An area still widely unknown. While the effects of nanomaterials on health and safety at work are still widely unknown, systematic systems to assess risks for the workers exposed are also lacking.
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