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Small and Unsafe? Concerns About Nanotechnology

Former EPA administrator Terry Davies says he is worried that the agency is not prepared to protect the environment — and public — from the hazards that nanotechnology might produce. At a public meeting on Thursday he urged the EPA to ensure that nanotechnology is being commercialized safely.

Terry Davies, senior advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

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