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EPA Moves Toward Nanotechnology Regulations

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November 23, 2006

The Environmental Protection Agency is stepping into the burgeoning field of nanotechnology.

Some household cleaning products now employ nanotechnology such as microscopic pieces of silver that could end up in the water supply. The EPA now says such products must first have approval.

Nanotechnology is a booming field, and some say federal regulation is long overdue.

 
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