<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Balbus, John M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Denison, Richard A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Florini, Karen</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Walsh, Scott A.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Getting nanotechnology right the first time</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Issues in Science and Technology</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Summer 2005</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.issues.org/21.4/balbus.html</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">21</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">65-71</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The article emphasizes that government and industry should work to identify and manage the possible health and environmental risks of nanotechnology. The few data available give cause for concern: some nanomaterials appear to have the potential to damage skin, brain, and lung tissue, to be mobile or persistent in the environment, or to kill microorganisms. As illustrated by the problems caused by asbestos, the fact that a product is useful does not ensure that it is benign to health or the environment. Fortunately, nanotechnology development and commercialization are still at an early stage, so it is not too late to begin managing this process wisely.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal Article</style></work-type></record></records></xml>