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EPA Awards Grants for Nano Studies

Mar. 16, 2006 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded grants worth $5 million on March 16, 2006 for a study of the health and environmental effects of nanotechnology. Because of their size and unique properties, the EPA says research is needed to learn if nanoparticles in manufactured products can enter the human body, and if so, how long they remain. Similarly, EPA officials said, researchers will study the fate and transport of nanoparticles in the environment.

The field has the potential to transform environmental protection. For example, researchers are now testing iron nanoparticles that could clean up pollutants in large areas of groundwater cheaper and more effectively than any existing techniques, said George Gray, assistant administrator of the EPA's Office of Research and Development.

"At the same time, we must understand whether nanomaterials could negatively impact health or the environment," added Gray. "This research will help determine the viability of nanotechnology as a tool for protecting our environment."

 

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