Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials cause classification headache for Reach
Confusion over classification of nanomaterials under the Reach chemicals legislation has led to two groups of companies using different criteria to submit data on carbon... More
New FramingNano Newsletter Released
The FramingNano Project Consortium has published the third newsletter which summarises outcomes from the Delphi consultation exercise and the recent FramingNano stakeholder workshop which took... More
Novel Approach to Estimate Nanoparticles in the Environment
Engineering know-how and economic data have been combined by Duke University researchers to produce new estimates on the total amount of nanoparticles possibly entering the... More
UN Forum Pledges Action on Chemicals Including Nanotmaterials
A UN global chemicals forum on safe and sustainable chemicals management agreed last week to address four emerging policy issues in the sector: nanotech, e-waste,... More
OECD Conference on Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology
The OECD's Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (ENV) and Working Party on Nanotechnology (STI) are organizing a "Conference on Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology: Fostering... More
REACH chief: Companies 'failing to properly register chemicals'
European companies are not fully complying with new EU regulation on chemicals (REACH), said the executive director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), Geert Dancet,... More
Mixed Response to MEPs call for tighter Regulations of Nanotechnology
The European Parliament last week backed a controversial report by Swedish Green MEP Carl Schlyter urging the European Commission to revise its stance on nanomaterials.... More
Nanomaterials: MEPs Call for more Prudence
Parliament calls for the provision of information to consumers on the use of nanomaterials in consumer products: all ingredients present in the form of nanomaterials... More