AMERICA’S proposed “anti-terror” regulations regarding dangerous chemicals could stymie research at US universities.
Last month the Department of Homeland Security produced a draft list of 344 chemicals that it wants tracked, both by industry and universities. “There’s a vast difference between risks at chemical plants and universities,” says Peter Reinhardt, director of environmental health and safety at Yale University.
“There is a vast difference between risks at chemical plants and universities”
For instance, the DHS wants to track the common lab solvent acetone at any facility with more than 900 kilograms of the liquid. Campuses typically hold acetone in thousands…
