Industry Sees Broader Application Of Environment Laws To Nanotech

Industry sources are highlighting a variety of ways Superfund, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and other environmental laws could apply to emerging technologies that rely on nanoscale materials, as EPA pursues plans to address the particles under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) while acknowledging that regulation under other statutes may be necessary, observers say. EPA is developing a white paper on the potential application to nanotechnology of the Superfund law, known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation...