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Nanotechnology requires immediate changes in EPA

05-23-2007 · EurekAlert!

Regulatory oversight of nanotechnology is urgently needed and the Environmental Protection Agency should act now, reports a new study released today. In EPA and Nanotechnology: Oversight for the 21st Century, former EPA assistant administrator for policy, planning and evaluation, J. Clarence (Terry) Davies, provides a roadmap for a new EPA to better handle the challenges of nanotechnology.

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