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Nanosilver debate grows over safety and use in everyday products
Health experts warn that nanosilver can harm ecosystems and human health if exposure rises. EPA now reviews nanosilver separately as a potentially different risk from conventional silver, while critics urge restraint until safety studies finish. Some manufacturers tout durable, low washing impact, but researchers caution about resistance and unknown long term effects.
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Chicago
Samuel Luoma
U.S. Geological Survey
Pew Project
Luoma
Environmental Protection Agency
Natural Resources Defense Council
Emma Fauss
Rosalind Volpe
Silver Nanotechnology Working Group
Carlo Centanze
Heiq
Marina Quadros
Tor
Virginia Tech Center For Sustainable Nanotechnology
EPA
Amy Pruden
Virginia Tech
Mark Wiesner
Center For the Environmental Implications of Technology
Duke University
Pruden
Agency
Government Accountability Office
European Commission
Andrew Maynard
University of Michigan Risk Center
Maynard