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Report Title:	Citizen Petition for Rulemaking Requesting EPA Regulation Nano-Silver Products as Pesticides
Report ID:	149
Date:	5/1/2008
Author:	Stephen L. Johnson
Report Type:	Petition
URL:	[CTA_nano-silver%20petition__final_5_1_08.pdf]
Country:	United States of America
Organization:	International Center for Technology Assessment
Summary:	The petition put forth by the International Center for Technology Assessment and other allied groups requests that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classify nanoscale silver as a pesticide, require formal pesticide registration of all products containing nanoscale silver and investigate the effects on human health and environmental risks of nanoscale silver. Most of these requested actions do not require a rulemaking by EPA; instead, petitioners desire for clearer notice and guidance from the agency, especially in light of the regulatory actions involving silver ion washing machines and nano-silver electronics. However, these efforts should also include regulatory actions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act against existing products that contain nanoscale silver in addition to other regulatory efforts through statutes including the Food Quality Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act.
Archived Copy:	CTA_nano-silver petition__final_5_1_08_149_4551.pdf

Report Title:	International Center for Technology Assessment: Petition for Rulemaking Requesting EPA Regulation Nano-Silver Products as Pesticides
Report ID:	111
Date:	5/1/2008
Report Type:	Petition
URL:	[CTA_nano-silver%20petition__final_5_1_08.pdf]
Country:	Other
Organization:	International Center for Technology Assessment
Summary:	The petition put forth by the International Center for Technology Assessment and other allied groups requests that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classify nanoscale silver as a pesticide, require formal pesticide registration of all products containing nanoscale silver and investigate the effects on human health and environmental risks of nanoscale silver. Most of these requested actions do not require a rulemaking by EPA; instead, petitioners desire for clearer notice and guidance from the agency, especially in light of the regulatory actions involving silver ion washing machines and nano-silver electronics. However, these efforts should also include regulatory actions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act against existing products that contain nanoscale silver in addition to other regulatory efforts through statutes including the Food Quality Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act.

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