The EPA and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission are collaborating in a worldwide research effort to assess any potential impacts of nanomaterials on people’s health and the environment.
Nanomaterials appear in many household products ranging from clothing to building materials. For example, one ongoing study evaluates the potential human and environmental effects from exposure to copper nanomaterials, an ingredient in treatment products used on wood for decks and fences.
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/12/13/epa-examines-nanomaterial-risks/
Regulatory Definitions of ‘Nanomaterials’ · http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/22/regulatory-definitions-of-nanomaterials/
US SCIENCE PANEL URGES COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF NANOTECHNOLOGY SAFETY: http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1079761304/panel-urges-comprehensive-study-of-nanotechnology-safety
EATING NANO: Nanoparticles in Our food? We're already eating them - Where Are our Regulators? http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3581678385/eating-nano-nanoparticles-in-our-food-we-re-already-eating-them-where-are-our-regulators
NANO-PESTICIDES SNEAKED INTO MARKET (and Consumer Products) WITH NO REGULATION OR OVERSIGHT http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2029721070/nano-pesticides-sneaked-onto-the-market-and-consumer-products-without-regulation-or-oversight
STUNTED GROWTH: Nano-pesticides Are Being Hailed as the Next Big Thing in Agriculture—But There Could Be Unintended Consequences | EMagazine.com http://www.emagazine.com/magazine/stunted-growth/
Nanoparticles slow trout down, damage gill and internal organs http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/3492432225/nanoparticles-slow-trout-down-damage-gill-and-internal-organs
GENETIC ENGINEERING AND THE GMO INDUSTRY: CORPORATE HIJACKING OF FOOD AND AGRICULTUR http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3924078442/genetic-engineering-and-the-gmo-industry-corporate-hijacking-of-food-and-agriculture