Environmental Defense wants 10% of nanofunding for risk ID

Environmental Defense is getting active on nanotech issues, including advocating that of the approximately US$1 billion spent by the US federal government on nanotech, at least $100 million should be spent on nanomaterial risk identification. That’s a lot of money, but we agree the current amount is too small. Industry should support an increase–if the feds don’t fund this work, industry will be expected to do so.–CP