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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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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