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1 December 2011
EPA Grants 1st Approval For Nanopesticide - New Haven Independent
(By Gwyneth Shaw) More than a year after floating the idea, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted the first approval for a pesticide that’s based on a nanoscale material—a Swiss-made antimicrobial nanosilver product used in fabrics.
The EPA announced Thursday that it is moving forward with a four-year “conditional registration” for HeiQ Materials’ AGS-20 product, which is essentially a composite of nanosilver and nanoscale silica. According to HeiQ’s application—first filed in 2008—AGS-20 will be incorporated into textiles.