The European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) gives citizens, workers and professionals access to information on nanomaterials on the EU market in 23 languages.
The EUON offers a unique web-based information point with factual and neutral content about nanomaterials on the EU market. The observatory is targeted at a wide audience including consumers, workers, regulators and scientists.
On the website, you can read about what nanomaterials are and where they are used (food, medicine, environment, products like cosmetic...). You also can find informations about the safety of these materials, how characterize them ? Are there toxic for human health or environment ? Are people exposed ? Research, regulatory and international activities are also part of the EUON’s first phase.
"With the EUON, we aim to create a reliable source of information on nanomaterials. They are used in many every day products and it is therefore important that workers and consumers in the EU have access to objective and easily understandable information on nanomaterials," says Geert Dancet, Executive Director of ECHA.
