Skip Lockard Quoted in Chemical Week

Skip Lockard was quoted in a Chemical Week article discussing nanotechnology, the current economic climate's impact on nanotechnology-enabled products and the regulation of nanotechnology's potential health and environmental impacts.  Pubilc debate about nanomaterial safety continues to evolve, and Lockard notes that advocacy groups are influencing this debate within the U.S. debate.  He also notes that experts are continuing to grapple with how to identify and characterize the potential risks associated with various nanomaterials, and that nanomaterial-related businesses face challenges as public opinion about nanotechnology continues to develop.

 

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