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Regulatory Capacity

EPA Launches Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program

In an effort to examine the effects of nanotechnology on the environment, the EPA, under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), has asked participants from the emerging nanotech industry to voluntarily submit data regarding the "material characterization, hazard, use, potential exposures, and risk management practices" involved in their techniques of production. More
  • Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Managing the Effects of Nanotechnology Opens new window
    This report examines the strengths and weaknesses of the current regulatory framework, finding that "nanotechnology is difficult to address using existing regulations" and suggesting that a new law and new institutional capabilities are needed to adequately manage the potential risks of nanotechnology.
  • National Nanotechnology Initiative: Environmental, Health and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials Opens new window
  • The Institute of Medicine: The Future of Drug Safety: Promoting and Protecting the Health of the Public Opens new window
    News Release
  • National Academies: A Matter of Size: Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative Opens new window
    Report Brief
  • Particle & Fibre Toxicology: The potential risks of nanomaterials: a review carried out for ECETOC Opens new window
  • International Risk Governance Council: White Paper on Nanotechnology Risk Governance Opens new window
  • National Nanotechnology Initiative: Strategic Plan Opens new window
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Controls Over Issuance of Genetically Engineered Organism Release PermitsOpens new window
  • Woodrow Wilson Center for Emerging Scholars: Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food Production Opens new window
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: The Ethics and Politics of Nanotechnology Opens new window
  • Woodrow Wilson Center for Emerging Scholars: A Research Strategy for Addressing Risk Opens new window
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Nanotechnology White Paper Opens new window
  • Wilson International Center for Scholars: Regulating the Products of Nanotechnology: Does The FDA Have the Tools it Needs? Opens new window