EPA to Accept Public Comment on Nanomaterial Research Strategy

Client AlertFebruary 2008Contact EPA to Accept Public Comment on Nanomaterial Research StrategyRaleigh OfficeOne Bank of America Plaza The Environmental Protection Agency during entire life-cycle; (2) What Suite 1400 (EPA) is stepping up its efforts to technologies are able to detect and 421 Fayetteville Street understand the environmental and human quantify nanomaterials in the environ-Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 health effects of nanotechnology. On ment or in biological samples; (3) (919) 899-3000 February 13, 2008, the EPA made its draft What processes/properties govern the (919) 833-6352 Fax Nanomaterial Research Strategy (NRS) environmental fate of nanomaterials available to the public, announced a meet- and how are these related to their Jason S. Thomas ing of independent experts to evaluate the physical and chemical properties; and (919) 899-3416 NRS, and solicited public comment on the (4) What exposures will result from jsthomas@hunton.com draft. The NRS will guide the EPA’s Office releases of nanomaterials?of Research and Development in its effort Richmond Office‡ Research Informing Risk to understand the “consequences of nano-Riverfront Plaza, East TowerAssessment: (5) What are the effects materials and how they may impact human 951 East Byrd Streetof engineered nanomaterials and their health and ecosystems.” (NRS, p. 2) Richmond, Virginia 23219applications on human and ecological (804) 788-8200 The EPA has selected five nanomaterials ...