RSC - Advancing the Chemical Sciences


Science Activities

 

Environmental Effects of Novel Materials and Applications


20 July 2007

The Royal Comission on Environmental Pollution has launched a study into the Environmental Effects of Novel Materials and Applications.  It aims to provide an authoritative framework for thinking about and addressing the impacts of such materials.

The RSC has submitted evidence concerning both the difficulties of defining Novel Materials and the concerns surrounding toxicological studies of new materials.



Further Information

Rebecca Sage
Programme Manager, Physical Sciences
Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WF
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 432472