EPA Nanotechnology Voluntary Program Risks Becoming a "Black Hole"

28.07.08 - 22:01 ... source : Environmental Defense Fund

... Leading environmental group decries lack of transparency in Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program Posted: 28-Jul-2008; Updated: 28-Jul-2008 Print Email Share on Facebook FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org Richard Denison, 202-387-3500, rdenison@edf.org (Washington, DC - July 28, 2008) Six months after launching its voluntary reporting program for nanomaterial producers, EPA has made virtually no information public about the limited number of submissions it has received. As a result, the public can have little confidence that the program is providing the information the Agency will need to protect citizens, consumers, workers and the environment from the potential risks of nanotechnology, according to Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). The EPA intended its Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program (NMSP) to provide both EPA and the public with a better understanding of wha ...» Next (HTML)