EPA Nanomaterial Case Study Compares MWCNT and Decabromodiphenyl Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied to Upholstery Textiles

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EPA Nanomaterial Case Study Compares MWCNT and Decabromodiphenyl Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied to Upholstery Textiles
Created by assoceditor on 16/07/2012 16:32:23

The U.S. EPA has published a case study on multi-walled carbon nanotubes.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of an external review draft document entitled "Nanomaterial Case Study: A Comparison of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube and Decabromodiphenyl Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied to Upholstery Textiles" (EPA/600/R-12/043A).

EPA states that the draft document "does not draw conclusions regarding potential environmental risks or hazards of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT); rather, it aims to identify what is known and unknown about MWCNT to support future assessment efforts."

On the 29th October 2012, EPA will hold a public information exchange meeting to: (1) receive comments and questions on the draft document; and (2) provide information on the draft EPA nanomaterial case study and the workshop process that the draft document will be used in for identifying and prioritising research gaps that could support future assessment and risk management efforts for MWCNT.

Following the conclusion of this meeting, RTI International an EPA contractor, will conduct a separate meeting on the "Nanomaterial Case Study Workshop Process: Identifying and Prioritising Research for Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes" in the same location. EPA states that the workshop will be conducted independently by RTI International, with a set of invitee-only expert participants selected by RTI International, and will use a "structured decision science process" similar to the process used in previous workshops on nanoscale titanium dioxide in water treatment and in topical sunscreen and nanoscale silver in disinfectant spray.

The RTI workshop will be open to public observers. Written comments on the draft document are due on the 31st August 2012. Registration for the public information exchange meeting will close on the 15th October 2012.

Further information about the report and the associated meetings is available on the EPA website.

Source: Bergeson & Campbell, Nano Blog

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