title: Nanomaterials and the environmental risk: is there some room left for ethics and law?
abstract: How legitimate may be the concern posed by the nanotechnologies for health and environment,this effort for reaching a better knowledge of the biotoxicity of nanomaterials is not enough. As Pr Didier Sicard noted, we believe that the ethical reflection should not be the good conscience that may help science in getting rid of social fears. But the ethical reflection is there also to discuss taboo issues in the perspective of a better societal understanding.
authors.affiliation: International Association of Law, Ethics and Science.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Byk
mesh_terms: D004782:Environmental Health; D006801:Humans; D049329:Nanostructures; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011634:Public Health