LEADER 03340oam 2200685I 450 001 9910779108003321 005 20230725060547.0 010 $a1-280-87352-3 010 $a9786613714831 010 $a1-136-52781-8 010 $a1-136-52780-X 010 $a1-936331-05-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9781936331055 035 $a(CKB)2550000000107256 035 $a(EBL)982540 035 $a(OCoLC)804661938 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000689590 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11414113 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000689590 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10619375 035 $a(PQKB)10393331 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC982540 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL982540 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10578085 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL371483 035 $a(OCoLC)801405621 035 $a(OCoLC)1193335882 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB135893 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000107256 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGoverning uncertainty $eenvironmental regulation in the age of nanotechnology /$fedited by Christopher J. Bosso 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cRFF Press,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (175 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-933115-80-7 311 $a1-933115-79-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Governing Uncertainty: Environmental Regulation in the Age of Nanotechnology; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD: NANOTECHNOLOGY, RISK, AND GOVERNANCE; CHAPTER 1 POLICY CONSEQUENCES OF THE "NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION"; CHAPTER 2 A WORLD OF ITS OWN?: Nanotechnology's Promise- and Challenges; CHAPTER 3 INSTITUTIONAL EVOLUTION OR INTELLIGENT DESIGN?: Constructing a Regulatory Regime for Nanotechnology; CHAPTER 4 ENGAGING BUSINESS IN THE REGULATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY; CHAPTER 5 EPA AND NANOTECHNOLOGY: THE NEED FOR A GRAND BARGAIN? 327 $aCHAPTER 6 NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE EVOLVING ROLE OF STATE GOVERNANCECHAPTER 7 NANOTECHNOLOGY AND TWENTYFIRST- CENTURY GOVERNANCE; INDEX 330 $aNanotechnology promises to transform the materials of everyday life, leading to smaller and more powerful computers, more durable plastics and fabrics, cheap and effective water purification systems, more efficient solar panels and storage batteries, and medical devices capable of tracking down and killing cancer cells or treating neurological diseases. Policy analysts predict a radical change in the industrial sector; at present, the U.S. government spends nearly 2 billion annually on nanotechnology research and development. Yet the nanotechnology revolution is not straightforward. Enthusiasm 606 $aNanoparticles$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aNanotechnology$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aNanotechnology 615 0$aNanoparticles$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aNanotechnology$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aNanotechnology. 676 $a620/.5 701 $aBosso$b Christopher J$g(Christopher John),$f1956-$0930583 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779108003321 996 $aGoverning uncertainty$93688504 997 $aUNINA