As expected, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is stepping up regulatory enforcement of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for nanomaterials.    Read More >>

Carbon nanotubes, the subject of a recent data call-in, are only the first nanomaterials that the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is interested in. As expected, the list of nanomaterials of interest has begun to grow.    Read More >>

Sometimes a word is just a word but discussions at the latest ISO TC 229 meetings on nanotechnology reflect the challenge of creating standards that can have enormous commercial and regulatory implications.    Read More >>

Despite hype about nanotechnology as an emerging technology, a great deal of knowledge has already been developed on workplace safety and the handling of nanomaterials. With the International Council on Nanotechnology’s (ICON) new information-sharing tool, the GoodNanoGuide, we may come to realize that much more information is available that we previously believed.    Read More >>