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Does REACH go too far?

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Uncertainties in new regulations that cover the manufacture, importation and production of chemicals in the European Union could make it more difficult to commercialize nanotechnology.

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  1. The Institute for Environmental and Energy Law, KU Leuven, Tiensestraat 41, Leuven, 3000, Belgium

    Diana M. Bowman & Geert van Calster

  2. Monash Centre for Regulatory Studies, Faculty of Law, Monash University, Victoria, 3800, Australia

    Diana M. Bowman

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Bowman, D., van Calster, G. Does REACH go too far?. Nature Nanotech 2, 525–526 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2007.275

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