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1021919 
Journal Article 
Nanosilver conditionally registered as new active ingredient 
Bergeson, LL 
2012 
0 
Pollution Engineering
ISSN: 0032-3640
EISSN: 1937-4437 
44 
2 
17 
The article reports on the conditional registration issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Swiss company HeiQ Materials Ag. It mentions that the EPA has a conditional registration for the nanosilver pesticide and textile preservative, HeiQ AGS-20, manufactured by the Swiss company to enter the American market. It states that the agency required the company to conduct many studies on the adverse effect of the nanopesticide product to human health and the environment. 
PESTICIDES; NANOSTRUCTURED materials; TEXTILE product treatments; UNITED States; HEIQ Materials AG; UNITED States. Environmental Protection Agency 
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