Regulation of nanotechnology. Because of the ongoing controversy on the implications of nanotechnology, there is significant debate concerning whether nanotechnology or nanotechnology-based products merit special government regulation.
This mainly relates to when to assess new substances prior to their release into the market, community and environment. Nanotechnology refers to an increasing number of commercially available products – from socks and trousers to tennis racquets and cleaning cloths. Such nanotechnologies and their accompanying industries have triggered calls for increased community participation and effective regulatory arrangements.[1] However, these calls have presently not led to such comprehensive regulation to oversee research and the commercial application of nanotechnologies,[2] or any comprehensive labeling for products that contain nanoparticles or are derived from nano-processes.
Regulation of nanotechnology. Engines of Creation - K. Eric Drexler. Nanotech for clean water: New technology, new rules? Emerging nanotech for purifying water at this stage should be regulated with existing laws, say Malini Balakrishnan and Nidhi Srivastava.
Around the world, dwindling water supplies and deteriorating water quality are driving innovations in water treatment technologies. Nanotechnology is a key player since it can improve applications ranging from large-scale seawater desalination systems to community based arsenic removal units to household water filters. Waste management, treatment, and health risks - Homepage. Environment laws. Go back Environmental laws In the Constitution of India it is clearly stated that it is the duty of the state to ‘protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country’.
It imposes a duty on every citizen ‘to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, and wildlife’. Reference to the environment has also been made in the Directive Principles of State Policy as well as the Fundamental Rights. The Department of Environment was established in India in 1980 to ensure a healthy environment for the country. Www.teriin.org/nano-uploads/D6_Regulatory_challenges_April_2010.pdf.