January 28, 2010 6:01 PM | Posted by Wernette, Ronald |
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On January 21, 2010, U.S. Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) introduced The Nanotechnology Safety Act of 2010. The legislation aims to address potential health and safety risks about products that contain nanotechnology materials by establishing a program within the FDA to assess the health and safety implications of nanotechnology in everyday products. read more
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January 8, 2010 7:08 AM | Posted by Wernette, Ronald |
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The editors of Scientific American write that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must act swiftly to evaluate the possible health risks of nanotechnology.
Nanotechnology, they say, could emerge as an important tool to fight the threats of global warming and disease, but nanomaterials carry with them the potential for both good and harm. read more
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