By Porter Wright on Nanotechnology Law & Business just published our new article on the EPA’s recent treatment of nanoscale materials under the Toxic Substances Control Act. An abstract for the article is below and you can find a copy of the article itself here. Abstract: This article provides a summary of recent (2008-2009) regulatory efforts by the U.S. … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on In the June 24, 2009 federal register, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two proposed Significant New Use Rules (SNUR) under Section 5(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for multi-walled and single walled carbon nanotubes. The SNURs followed up on the EPA’s prior September 2008 consent orders entered into with Thomas Swan & … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on Recent experiments involving "in vivo" testing of C-60 fullerenes, or "buckyballs" appears to conflicts with prior, "in vitro" tests and shows that the nanomaterials may not be toxic when inhaled. Scientists at DuPont conducted experiments on lab rats by implanting the C-60 compound into the rats’ tracheas and then looked for signs of damage.… Continue Reading
