Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
4
Developing
Environmental
RegulationsPertinent
toNanotechnology
Lynn L. Bergeson
Bergeson&Campbell,P.C.
Contents
4.1.
The.Toxic.Substances.Control.Act.(TSCA)................................................... 51
4.1.1. TSCA.Statutory.and.Regulatory.Background.................................... 51
4.1.2. EPA.OPPT.Nanotechnology.Initiatives.............................................. 54
4.1.2.1. Nanoscale.Materials.Stewardship.Program.......................... 54
4.1.2.2. Nanotechnology.White.Paper............................................... 61
4.1.2.3. TSCA.PMN.Decision.Logic................................................. 63
4.2.
The.Federal.Insecticide,.Fungicide,.and.Rodenticide.Act.(FIFRA)............. 63
4.2.1. FIFRA.Statutory.and.Regulatory.Background.................................. 63
4.2.2. EPA.OPP.Nanotechnology.Initiatives................................................64
4.2.2.1. The.EPA.White.Paper...........................................................64
4.2.2.2. OPP.Nanotechnology.Workgroup......................................... 65
4.2.2.3. Nanotechnology.and.Antimicrobials.................................... 66
4.3.
The.Clean.Air.Act.(CAA).............................................................................. 67
4.3.1. CAA.Statutory.and.Regulatory.Background...................................... 67
4.3.1.1. National.Air.Quality.Standards.for.Particulates.Under.
CAA.Sections.108.and.109................................................... 67
4.3.1.2. Hazardous.Air.Pollutant.Standards.Under..
CAA.Section.112.................................................................. 69
4.3.1.3. Fuel.Additives.under.CAA.Section.211................................ 71
4.4.
The.Clean.Water.Act.(CWA)......................................................................... 71
4.4.1. CWA.Statutory.and.Regulatory.Background..................................... 71
4.4.2. The.National.Pollutant.Discharge.Elimination.System.
(NPDES).Program.............................................................................. 72
4.4.3. Pretreatment.Standards...................................................................... 73
4.5.
The.Resource.Conservation.and.Recovery.Act.(RCRA).............................. 73
4.5.1. RCRA.Statutory.and.Regulatory.Background................................... 73
