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Expert Calls for Establishment of Agency to Regulate Nanotech (FDANews, 5/8/09) PDF Print E-mail
June 06, 2009
To prepare for future nanotech challenges, an environmental expert is calling for a new agency to regulate and research the health and environmental impact of products, such as devices, manufactured with nanoparticles. “There is a huge gap between the existing oversight system and the oversight of rapidly moving technologies,” Clarence Davies, a political scientist and former Environmental Protection Agency official, said during a presentation for the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies.
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http://fdanews.com/newsletter/article?issueId=12639&articleId=116896
 
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