The US EPA granted a conditional pesticide registration for the nanosilver containing product HeiQ AGS-20. AGS-20 is a nanosilver containing composite with typical overall particle diameters of one micrometer (1 �m or 1,000 nm). AGS-20 will be incorporated into textiles to suppress   the growth of bacteria, which cause textile odors, stains, and degradation. The final textile article cannot contain more than 0.01% silver by weight. As a condition of registration, EPA is requiring a number of studies including product characterization and stability testing to determine if nanosilver breaks away from AGS-20. If nanosilver is found to break away from AGS-20 or textiles treated with AGS-20, then additional testing will be triggered to determine the affect of AGS-20 derived nanosilver on humans and the environment. The scope and objective of each required study along with preliminary results will be discussed during this presentation.

Test protocols and results for the nanosilver containing pesticide AGS-20

244th National Meeting (2012)

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