Small And Unsafe? Concerns About Nanotechnology (broadcast Friday, August 3rd, 2007)

How safe are nanoscale materials -- and how strong are the regulations that cover them? A former EPA administrator talks with Ira about why he thinks the agency is not prepared to protect the environment -- and us -- from any hazards that nanotechnology might produce.

Guests

Terry Davies
Senior Advisor
Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Washington, DC

Related Links

• NIOSH Topic: Nanotechnology | CDC/NIOSH
• Nanotechnology Safety Resources
• Nanotechnology's Big Question: Safety

Segment produced by:Anne Marie Cunningham

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