White House Nanotech Research Document Could Disrupt EPA Studies

A first-time document under development by the Bush administration detailing the federal government's research needs for nanotechnology could disrupt EPA's ongoing long-term studies into the risks posed by the emerging technology, outside observers say. Celia Merzbacher, a top science policy adviser to the president, said March 15 at a National Toxicology Program nanotechnology conference in Arlington, VA, that a working group that includes EPA and the Energy and Defense departments will publish this spring the document that outlines the research...