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Nanotechnology manufacturers need stricter regulations to avoid environmental problems and diseases such as cancer, according to a report released by an environmental advocacy group.
The nanotechnology manufacturing process is largely unregulated for environmental issues, but could cause several problems, according to the report by the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. The group called for regulation of nanotechnology manufacturing particularly in Silicon Valley, where nanotechnology has emerged as a major industry, with more than 110 nanotechnology companies and research facilities.
"Small particles are associated with well-known diseases such as asbestosis and silicosis, granulomas, and lung inflammation," the report says. "Based on this knowledge, we can expect that the inhalation of particles as small as engineered nanoparticles could be hazardous."
A representative of the NanoBusiness Alliance, a nanotechnology trade group, wasn't immediately available to comment on the report.
Without stronger regulation, California and other areas with nanotechnology manufacturing could face toxic cleanup problems, similar to problems with toxic spills reported in Santa Clara County, California, by IBM and Fairchild Camera in 1981, the group said.
Lawmakers "just need to learn from our [past] lessons," said Sheila Davis, executive director of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. "There's no reason we should repeat them."
Some nanomaterials can cause brain damage in fish or be breathed deep into lungs, although many of the health effects are unknown, the group said. The material nanosilver could cause similar problems as silver in water environments, which has caused reproduction problems with some clams, the group said.
Most U.S. environmental regulations cover companies that generate large amounts of materials, in some cases more than 10,000 gallons of a regulated material, said Sheila Davis, executive director of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. But nanotechnology plants won't generate that volume, with a diameter of a human hair about 75,000 nanometers. Nanoparticles generally are smaller than 100 nanometers in size.
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