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U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste
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U.S. EPA Nanotechnology Workgroup

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Nanotechnology and OSWER: New Opportunities and Challenges
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Polaris Rooms A, B, C
Presentations - Day 1 - Wednesday, July 12, 2006
TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks Renee Wynn
U.S. EPA Headquarters
Washington, DC

Susan Parker Bodine
Assistant Administrator
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
U.S. EPA Headquarters
Washington, DC
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Introduction - Overview of Nanotechnology and the Environment
  • Applications of Nanotechnology
  • Benefits and Potential Threats to the Environment
Dr. Vicki Colvin
 Rice University
Houston, Texas
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Session 1: Life Cycle of Nanomaterials Dr. Stig Irving Olsen
Technical University of Denmark
Lyngby, Denmark
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch (on your own) Restaurant Listing
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Session 2: Potential Exposure Scenarios and Potential Toxicity of Nanomaterials Dr. David Warheit
E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
Newark, Delaware
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Session 3: Detection and Characterization of  Nanomaterials in the Environment (2 Speakers ) Mr. John Scalera
U.S. EPA Headquarters
Washington, DC

Dr. Anil K. Patri
National Cancer Institute at Frederick
Frederick, Maryland
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Break
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Session 4: Fate and Transport of Nanomaterials Dr. Gregory V. Lowry
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
4:30 PM Wrap-up and Adjourn
Presentations - Day 2 - Thursday, July 13, 2006
TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Session 5: Waste Management of Nanomaterials
  • New Nanoproducts
  • Impacts on Current Waste Management Practices
  • Pollution Prevention
Dr. Lou Theodore
Manhattan College
Riverdale, New York
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Break
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM Session 6: Review of Regulations, Positions, Policies, Guidance, and Actions for Nanomaterials (2 Speakers)
  • General Environmental Law Framework
  • RCRA/CERCLA
  • Policies on Redevelopment, Institution Controls, Land Reuse
Mr. Mark Greenwood
Ropes & Gray
Washington, DC

Mr. Tracy D. Hester
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Houston, Texas
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch (on your own) Restaurant Listing
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Session 7: Panel Discussion
  • OSWER Policy and Regulatory Questions
  • Data Evaluation and Gaps
  • Next Steps
All Speakers and Special Guests - Zipped File
3:00 PM Adjourn