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January, 2007 Volume 2, Issue 1

Richard C. Pleus, Ph.D., Director

Intertox is pleased to provide the new 2007 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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National News  

Top Stories

"Cambridge Considers Nanotech Curbs"
Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe, January 26, 2007

"Nanotechnology, No Small Matter"
Jela De Franceschi, VOA News, January 17, 2007

"Nano EHS meeting makes "prioritization" a priority; Agencies seek public input"
Small Times, January 9, 2007

State News

Top Stories

Arizona
"Westerhoff earns prize for water-quality research"
ASU Insight, January 4, 2007

California
"DTSC Nanotechnology Symposium series: Registration Now Open!"
Department of Toxic Substances Control, January 2007

Illinois
"Universities plead for federal Fermi, Argonne funds"
Paul Merrion, Chicago Business, January 21, 2007

International News

Top Stories

Asia
"Studies kick off on bio-safety of artificial nano-materials"
The Chinese Academy of Sciences, January 10, 2007

Europe
"British Breakthrough Highlights Nanotechnology Policy Gap"
Nano VIP, January 24, 2007

"Next OECD workshop on nanotechnology safety announced"
Nanowerk News, January 11, 2007

Federal Updates

Top Stories

"Congress to Consider Nano-Liability Limits?"
Michael Heinz, Nanotechnology Law Report, January 23, 2007

"Public Shares Views on Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials"
Nanotechwire.com, January 10, 2007

"EPA Funding Opportunity: Monitoring And Detection of Engineered Nanomaterials in the Environment - Opens: April 2007"
National Center For Environmental Research, January 2007

European Union Updates

Top Stories

"Conclusion of French public debates on nanotechnologies: a responsible development is needed"
Nanoforum, January 7, 2007

"Call for Proposals: NMP-2007-1.3-2: Risk assessment of engineered nanoparticles on health and the environment (CORDIS)"
CORDIS, December 22, 2006

"REACH: Commission welcomes European Parliament vote on new EU chemicals legislation"
CORDIS, December 13, 2006

Events

Top Stories

"Regulations for Nanotechnology in Consumer Products"
Intertech-Pira, Washington Marriott, Washington, DC, February 8 - 9, 2007

International Conference on Analysis of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment
York, England, March 7-9, 2007

Joint EFCOG/DOE Chemical Management Workshop: Chemical Safety and Life Cycle Management
DOE Forrestal Auditorium (GE-086), March 13 - 15, 2007

White Papers & Reports

Top Stories

Nanotechnology’s Invisible Threat[PDF]
Natural Resources Defense Council, January 23, 2007

Extreme Genetic Engineering: ETC Group Releases Report on Synthetic Biology[PDF]
ETC Group, January 1, 2007

Regulating Nanotechnology in the European Union[PDF]
Geert Van Calster, Nanotechnology Law & Business, 2006

Journal Articles & Books

Top Stories

Maynard AD. 2007. Nanotechnology: The Next Big Thing, or Much Ado about Nothing? The Annals of occupational hygiene 51 (1):1-12.

Schulte PA and Salamanca-Buentello F. 2007. Ethical and Scientific Issues of Nanotechnology in the Workplace. Environmental Health Perspectives 115 (1).

Warheit DB, Webb TR, Colvin VL, Reed KL, and Sayes CM. 2007. Pulmonary bioassay studies with nanoscale and fine-quartz particles in rats: toxicity is not dependent upon particle size but on surface characteristics. Toxicological sciences 95 (1):270-80.