A landmark decision by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 2011 to grant conditional registration for a nanopesticide product is being challenged by environmental groups. The four-year limited registration for the pesticide, which contains nanosilver as a new active ingredient, marked the first nanopesticide registration authorized in the country.<\/p>\n
In summer 2012, environmental groups filed a petition with the courts to review the decision. The market is keenly watching the outcome with interest amid intensifying activity in nanopesticide R&D. One observer commented that the EPA\u2019s decision could be a major precedent for future nanopesticide approvals at the agency and elsewhere.<\/p>\n
The nanosilver AGS-20 is made by Switzerland\u2019s HeiQ. It is a silica composite that is claimed to deliver immediate antimicrobial action along with long-term durability. Textiles treated with the material have potential applications such as sportswear, tents and sailcloth. As a condition of registration, HeiQ is required to conduct several studies, including route-specific toxicity studies for occupational exposure situations and stability tests, during the four-year conditional period. The Natural Resources Defense Council, in its legal case, contends that there is a lack on the EPA\u2019s part to evaluate the risks to infants, who are likely to chew on treated textiles.<\/p>\n
Original Source:<\/strong> Chemistry and Industry (London), Oct 2012, 76 (10), 13 ( http:\/\/www.soci.org\/)<\/p>\n Published in<\/strong> International Pest Control – January\/February 2013 issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A landmark decision by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 2011 to grant conditional registration for a nanopesticide product is being challenged by environmental groups. The four-year limited registration for the pesticide, which contains nanosilver as a new active ingredient, marked the first nanopesticide registration authorized in the country. In summer 2012, environmental groups filed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2718,"href":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448\/revisions\/2718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}