NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT


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PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS, & POSTERS

ANALYZING THE EUROPEAN APPROACH TO NANOTECHNOLOGY
Occasional Paper on Nanotechnology Woodrow Wilson Center

November, 2004


Evan Michelson, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

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NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES - OPORTUNITIES AND UNCERTAINTIES
Discussion at the Woodrow Wilson Center - September 24, 2004

Ann Dowling, Chairwoman Royal Academy of Engineering Working Group
Royal Society

Rachel Quinn, Senior Manager Science Policy
Royal Society

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NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
NEXT STEPS WORKSHOP

with the Center for American Progress
August 16, 2004

Human Health Impacts of Nanomaterials
David B. Warheit
DuPont Haskell Laboratory

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Nanotechnology: The Insurance Perspective
Annabelle Hett
SwissRe

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No Small Thing: Getting NanoDevelopment Right the First Time
Richard Denison
Environmental Defense

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NANOTECHNOLOGY AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Discussion at the Woodrow Wilson Center with Meridian Institute - October 2, 2003

Ben Wu
Deputy Undersecretary for Technology
Department of Commerce

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Rebecca Cool
Chief, Notice Management Branch
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
EPA

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Donald Marlow
Agency Standards Coordinator
Office of the Commissioner
FDA

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Download the paper: Nanotechnology and Regulation: A Case Study using the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

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ETC Group

 

NANOTECHNOLOGY: REAL REVENUES TODAY & IMPACTS ON THE U.S. ECONOMY Presentation at the Woodrow Wilson Center on March 11, 2003
Donn Tice, CEO, Nano-tex
Dan McGahn, General Manager, Hyperion Catalysis
Harris Goldberg, CEO, InMat
Andrew Wahl, CEO, Optiva
Senator Ron Wyden, Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space
Phil Bond, Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology, Department of Commerce
Mark Modzelewski, NanoBusiness Alliance Download Video of Presentation

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AVOIDING THE 'WOW' to 'YUCK' TRAJECTORY
Vicki Colvin, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Director, Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology
Rice University

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LESSONS FROM THE GMO AND FRANKENFOOD DEBATE
BUILDING PUBLIC TRUST IN NEW TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

Julia A. Moore, Public Policy Scholar
Woodrow Wilson Center

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NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Tina Masciangioli
AAAS Environmental Science and Technology Policy Fellow
National Center for Environmental Research (NCER)
U.S.EPA
Presented at EPA, March 11, 2002
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NANOTECHNOLGY: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Dr. Vicki Colvin
Associate Professor
Chemistry Department, Rice University
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
Tina M. Masciangioli, Nora Savage, Barbara P.Karn
Environmental Protection Agency
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ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY:
SOME PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS

Glenn Harlan Reynolds
Environmental Law Reporter
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FEDERAL PROGRAMS

EPA's PROGRAM FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Center for Environmental Research
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/events/news/2003/01_15_03a.html

 

 
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS

No Small Matter!
Nanotech Particles Penetrate Living Cells and Accumulate in Animal Organs

ETC Group
July 23, 2002
http://
www.etcgroup.org
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NANOTECHNOLOGY: REVOLUTIONARY OPPORTUNITES AND SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS

January 31-February 1, 2002 - Lecce, Italy
http://www.nano.gov/workshop.htm


NANOTECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
An Examination of the Potential Benefits and Perils of an Emerging Technology
Rice University, Duncan Hall, McMurtry Auditorium
December 10-11, 2001
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~eesi/Nano.htm
 
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