Richard C. Pleus, Ph.D., Director

Intertox is pleased to provide the fourth edition of our Nanotechnology EHS newsletter. We are dedicated to providing relevant and current information regarding environmental health and safety (EHS) risks associated with nanoparticles, nanomaterials, and processes of nanotechnology. This newsletter will guide you to the most important developing news and information in this rapidly expanding field. Intertox has developed a nanotechnology EHS team to address issues that may impact public health, including EHS, legal and worker safety concerns, and risk management. We are involved with numerous projects in this quickly developing field and are ready to assist consumers, businesses, agencies, researchers, and policy-makers that need access to current and relevant publications, news, and events.

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"Nanotech: Elements of a Medical Surveillance Program"
Josh Cable, Occupational Hazards, December 21, 2006

"New Report Highlights Need to Assess Nanotechnology Safety Issues"
AZoNano, December 19, 2006

"Nano-hype comes out in the wash"
Chemistry World, December 12, 2006

"Risk Assessment Methods in Cleanrooms Online Tutorial"
NanoTech Now, December 12, 2006

"Are Actuaries Prepared for Nanotech, Avian Flu, Other Emerging Risks?"
Insurance Journal, December 10, 2006

"Nanotech Conference: Advice for Start-Ups"
Josh Cable, Occupational Hazards, December 7, 2006

"ICF International Builds Research Framework for Characterizing the Environmental, Health, and Safety Implications of Nanotechnology"
Michael Berger, ICF, December 4, 2006

"Former White House Science Advisor Warns that Nanotechnology's Potential Threatened by Weak Public Education and Outreach"
Nanotechwire.com, December 5, 2006

"EPA to Regulate Nanoproducts Sold As Germ-Killing"
Rick Weiss, Washington Post, November 23, 2006

"EPA will regulate a form of nanotech"
John Heilprin, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 23, 2006

"The Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus Discuss Risks and Rewards of Nanotechnology"
NAZoNano, November 20, 2006

"Insurance Group Looks Down the Road and Sees Catastrophes"
Jerry W. Jackson, Insurance NewsNet, November 14, 2006

"Scientific American 50: Research Leader of the Year"
JR Minkel, Scientific American, November 12, 2006

"Nanotech given boost"
Chris Estes, BizAz, November 23, 2006

California
"Berkeley to be first city to regulate nanotechnology"
International Herald Tribune, December 12, 2006

"UCLA team gets nanotechnology research grant"
Reliable Plant, November 23, 2006

Connecticut
"$195,000 to be Awarded by State to CT Nanotechnology Companies"
NanoTech Wire, November 18, 2006

"An Act Concerning the Advancement of Nanotechnology Development in Connecticut"
State of Conneticut, December, 2006

Illinois
"In tech park, Skokie sees bright future"
Andrew Schroedter, Chicago Tribune, December 7, 2006

"Illinois No. 2 in U.S. For Nanotech Research; Midwest Has Two Others"
Midwest Business, November 22, 2006

Massachusetts
"MIT Implant Could Measure Tumor Growth And Help Monitor Treatment Progress"
Medical News Today, December 21, 2006

Michigan
"Danger? Nanotube-Infested Waters Created in the Lab"
David Biello, Scientific American, December 5, 2006

"Nanotechnology Holds Promise Against Brain Cancer"
Forbes, November 16, 2006

New York
"Countering the effects of drug overdose with nanotechnology"
Michael Berger, Nanowerk, December 18, 2006

Ohio
"UDRI lands $15M deal to improve armor for military"
Dayton Business Journal, December 21, 2006

"Third Frontier Project awards"[PDF]
Office of the Governor, December 15, 2006

Texas
"Nano sensor slashes pathogen detection time, inventors claim"
Ahmed ElAmin, Frood Production Daily, December 12, 2006

"Nanoassembly technique borrows from biology"
CBC News, November 28, 2006

Africa
"CSIR nano-researcher acknowledged nationally"
CSIR, December 12, 2006

"Nanotech membrane cuts costs of water treatment"
Eva Tallaksen, SciDev.Net, November 14, 2006

Asia
"Nanotechnology lab set up in Vietnam metro"
Thanh Nien News, December 19, 2006

"ISO Nanotechnologies TC 229 Advances Work in Seoul"
nanotechwire.com, December 16, 2006

"The South Korean Government Has Identified Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, and Robotics among the Key Technologies of the Future - Social and Infrastructure Analysis for the South Korean Automation and Electronics Industry"
Business Wire, December 8, 2006

Australia and Oceania
"nAbacus Release 2nd Issue of The Australian Nanotechnology Report"
AZoNano, December 10, 2006

"Nanotech fears may be 'overblown'"
Judy Skatssoon, ABC Science Online, December 1, 2006

Europe
"Roche unveils new nanotech diagnosis tool"
Reuters, December 5, 2006

"Germany calls for call for comprehensive labelling and accompanying risk research on nanotechnology products"
Nanowerk, November 27, 2006

"Europe urged to get its nanotech act together"
Robert Jaques, IT Week, November 21, 2006

Middle East
"For Israeli researcher, a cancer-sniffing electronic nose is just another puzzle"
David Brinn, Israel121c, November 26, 2006

North and Central America
"McMaster University Received $4.25M Grant to Accelerate Development of Nanotechnology-Based Biosensors"
AZoNano, December 12, 2006

South America
"Nanoparticles Improve Drug Targeting to Skin"
PHYSORG.COM, November 27, 2006

"Economic survey of Brazil 2006: Boosting innovation performance"
OCDE, November 24, 2006

"Boehlert, Gordon Urge Clear Research Agenda to Study Potential Implications Of Nanotechnology"
House Committee on Science, December 21, 2006

"Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology Subcommittee, National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Technology; Research Needs and Priorities Related to the Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanoscale Materials: Public Meeting"
US EPA, December 8, 2006

"Next Submission Due Date for NCL Application Materials is December 2006. (View submission procedures and evaluation criteria for NCL review of nanomaterials.)"
National Characterization Laboratory, December 1, 2006

"NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Nanotechnology"
NIOSH, November, 2006

"From the Director's Desk"
NIOSH eNews, November, 2006

"Risk Management Practices for Nanoscale Materials; Notice of Public Meeting"
US EPA, October 4, 2006

"Request for a scientific opinion on the Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products"
Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP), December 15, 2006

"The economic development of nanotechnology - an indicators based analysis"
European Commission, November 18, 2006

"Reconstructing man? - The power of converging technologies..."
CORDIS, November 15, 2006

"Germany launches nano action plan."
CORDIS, November 11, 2006

"Defra and nanotechnologies."
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, October 27, 2006

"Communication and risk assessment: keys to unleashing nano-potential"
CORDIS, October 20, 2006

"CNRS ethics committee publishes nanotechnology recommendations."
CORDIS, October 18, 2006

"Towards an open dialogue on the benefits and risks of nanotechnologies."
CORDIS, October 12, 2006

"ICON Research Needs Assessment Workshop"
ICON, NIH Campus, Bethesda, Maryland January 9 and 10, 2007

Strategic Communication & Applied Ethics in Nanobiotechnology
NanoBio-Raise, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, UK, March 11 - 16, 2007

What is Agrifood Nanotechnology?
National Science Foundation, Michigan State University, East Lansing Marriott at University Place, April 2-4, 2007

"2007 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - Nanotech 2007 - 10th Annual"
NSTI, Santa Clara Convention Center May 20-24, 2007

"Functionalized Nanoscale Materials, Devices, and Systems for chem.-bio Sensors, Photonics, and Energy Generation and Storage"
NATO-Advance Study Institute, Sinaia, Romania, June 4-15, 2007

"EuroNanoforum 2007: Nanotechnology in Industrial Applications"
VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH, CCD Düsseldorf, Germany, June 19 - 21, 2007

Cancer Nanotech
Upper Side Conferences, Paris, June 26 - 28, 2007

A Survey of Current Practices in the Nanotechnology Workplace
November 13, 2006

Nanoforum Report: Nanotechnology and Construction
Surinder Mann, Institute of Nanotechnology, November, 2006

Review of Safety Practices in the Nanotechnology Industry [PDF]
International Council on Nanotechnology, University of California Santa Barbara, October 18, 2006

White Paper on Use of Nanoparticles in Personal Care Products [PDF]
Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association, October 10, 2006

Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials [PDF]
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Subcomittee, October, 2006

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Best R, Khushf G, and Wilson R. 2006. A Sympathetic but Critical Assessment of Nanotechnology Initiatives. The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 34 (4):655-657.

Bottero JY, Rose J, and Wiesner MR. 2006. Nanotechnologies: tools for sustainability in a new wave of water treatment processes. Integrated environmental assessment and management 2 (4):391-5.

Coomber J. 2006. Natural and Large Catastrophes-Changing Risk Characteristics and Challenges for the Insurance Industry. The Geneva Papers 31:88-95.

Delany J. 2006. Nanotechnology: The Gathering Storm. Environmental Claims Journal. 18 (3):195-224.

Grinbaum A. 2006. Cognitive Barriers in Perception of Nanotechnology. The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. 34 (4):689-694.

Gwinn M and Vallyathan V. 2006. Nanoparticles: Health Effects-Pros and Cons. Public Health. 114 (8)

Jotterand F. 2006.The Politicization of Science and Technology: Its Implications for Nanotechnology. The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. 34 (4):658-666.

Lanone S and Boczkowski J. 2006. Biomedical applications and potential health risks of nanomaterials: molecular mechanisms. Current molecular medicine. 6 (6):651-63.

Maynard A, Aitken R, Butz T, Colvin V, Donaldson K, Oberdörster G, Philbert M, Ryan J, Seaton A, and Stone V. 2006. Safe handling of nanotechnology. Nature. 444 (7117):267-9.

Meaney ME. 2006. Lessons from the Sustainability Movement: Toward An Integrative Decision-Making Framework for Nanotechnology. The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. 34 (4):682-688.

Pulskamp K, Diabate S, and Krug HF. 2006. Carbon nanotubes show no sign of acute toxicity but induce intracellular reactive oxygen species in dependence on contaminants. Toxicol Lett. 168(1):58-74

Purvis T, Vaughn JM, Rogers TL, Chen X, Overhoff KA, Sinswat P, Hu J, McConville JT, Johnston KP, and Williams RO, 3rd. 2006. Cryogenic liquids, nanoparticles, and microencapsulation. International journal of pharmaceutics. 324 (1):43-50.

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Sweeney AE. 2006. Social and ethical dimensions of nanoscale science and engineering research. Science and engineering ethics. 12 (3):435-64.

Wiesner MR, Lowry GV, Alvarez P, Dionysiou D, and Biswas P. 2006. Assessing the risks of manufactured nanomaterials. Environmental science & technology. 40 (14):4336-45.

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