INDUSTRY QUESTIONS EPA FOCUS ON PREVENTING NANOTECH POLLUTION

The chemical industry is urging EPA to downgrade the priority its recent draft white paper places on preventing pollution from nanotechnology, saying the agency should first try to determine what -- if any -- risks nanomaterials pose to human health and place the highest priority on collaborative approaches. At the same time, environmentalists and a policy think tank are renewing calls for new regulatory authority to limit risks posed by nanotechnology. The differences between the two camps come as the...