EPA to Enforce Premanufacture Reviews for Carbon Nanotubes Beginning March 1

Summary posted by Meridian on 2/20/2009
Source: The Bureau of National Affairs' Daily Environment Report
Author: Pat Rizzuto

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to begin enforcing a requirement that directs companies to file premanufacture notices if they manufacture or import carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes are generally considered to be new chemicals subject to such notices. The EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance will examine, starting as early as March 1st, whether carbon nanotube manufacturers and importers have filed their premanufacture notice requirements. Lynn Bergeson, an attorney with the firm Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., speaking at the 2nd Annual Conference on Nanotechnology Law, Regulation, and Policy, this week said "[C]arbon nanotube producers should know this," going on to say that EPA considers most carbon nanotubes to be "chemical substances distinct from graphite or other allotropes of carbon listed on the [Toxic Substances Control Act] Inventory." Jessica Barkas, an attorney with EPA's Chemical Control Division said the EPA is putting conditions, such as development of toxicity data, requiring carbon nanotubes to be embedded in a polymer or metal structure, and requiring workers to use protective equipment, on firms that want to make new nano-scale chemicals. The agency is also considering issuing a data call-in for basic production volume and exposure data for nanomaterials. According to Barkas, the EPA will eventually shift from its "...current focus of collecting information to a focus of controlling risks." The article can be viewed online at the link below.

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our team contact us site map	return to search results EPA to Enforce Premanufacture Reviews for Carbon Nanotubes Beginning March 1 Summary posted by Meridian on 2/20/2009 Source: The Bureau of National Affairs' Daily Environment Report Author: Pat Rizzuto The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to begin enforcing a requirement that directs companies to file premanufacture notices if they manufacture or import carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes are generally considered to be new chemicals subject to such notices. The EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance will examine, starting as early as March 1st, whether carbon nanotube manufacturers and importers have filed their premanufacture notice requirements. Lynn Bergeson, an attorney with the firm Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., speaking at the 2nd Annual Conference on Nanotechnology Law, Regulation, and Policy, this week said "[C]arbon nanotube producers should know this," going on to say that EPA considers most carbon nanotubes to be "chemical substances distinct from graphite or other allotropes of carbon listed on the [Toxic Substances Control Act] Inventory." Jessica Barkas, an attorney with EPA's Chemical Control Division said the EPA is putting conditions, such as development of toxicity data, requiring carbon nanotubes to be embedded in a polymer or metal structure, and requiring workers to use protective equipment, on firms that want to make new nano-scale chemicals. The agency is also considering issuing a data call-in for basic production volume and exposure data for nanomaterials. According to Barkas, the EPA will eventually shift from its "...current focus of collecting information to a focus of controlling risks." The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at news.bna.com/deln/DELNWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=11623043&vname=de... As tagged by Meridian Institute: Implications: Human Health Risks, Worker Safety, Governance, Environmental Risks Materials And Manufacturing: Manufacturing Nanomaterials: Carbon Nanoparticle Regions: North America Stakeholders: Government, Industry, NGO, Academia Related Forums: Materials and Manufacturing Human Health Risks and Worker Safety Environmental Risks Governance print format return to search results	NDN Home Subscribe Manage Subscription Search News Archives 3rd International Seminar on Nanosciences and Nanotechnology -- Seminario Naotecnologias Cuba (7/29/2010) The 3rd International Seminar on Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, organized by the Office of the Scientific Advisor to the State Council of the Republic of Cuba and the Center for Advanced Cuban Studes (CEAC), will take place from September 6-10, 2010, in Havana, Cuba. The aim of the conference is to open new paths of cooperation for the development of CEAC, consolidate existent and emerging networks in the country, and provide elements for the design of a national strategy in this field. [More] Super-sizing a Cancer Drug Minimizes Side Effects -- MIT News (7/29/2010) Scientists at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) have designed a new version of the drug cisplatin, one of the first chemotherapy drugs given to patients diagnosed with cancer, that spares the kidneys, allowing doctors to use higher doses. [More] An Asphalt Pact Cut Fumes—& Created A Model -- New Haven Independent (7/29/2010) At a recent conference hosted by the United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), convened to talk about the potential health hazards in the nanotechnology industry, a successful partnership between government, industry, and workers to tackle worker safety in the asphalt industry was looked to as a possible model for addressing worker safety in the nanotechnology industry. [More] Nanomagnets Remove Pathogens from Blood -- Nanowerk (7/28/2010) Researchers from the Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering of the ETH Zurich, Switzerland, have demonstrated a novel use of nanomagnets to rapidly and selectively remove heavy metal ions, overdosed steroid drugs and proteins from human blood. [More] More News... Learn how to include these headlines on your own website by clicking here. Please email us if you require text-only versions of the daily emails.