01 June 2006
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This response to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution's(RCEP) initial consultation on its new study on the environmental effects of novel materials and applications draws on the results of the joint Royal Society/Royal Academy of Engineering report on nanoscience and nanotechnologies and also draws on comments from other experts. The Royal Society believes that the scientific community has an important role to play in ensuring the responsible development of new and emerging technologies. We support the RCEP taking a life-cycle approach in its new study. In addition we suggest that it considers: