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Issue 4 |
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 Richard
C. Pleus, Ph.D., Director
Intertox is pleased to provide the fourth edition of our 2007 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.
Intertox is currently involved with many projects and committees regarding the field of nanotechnology. We actively support current regulatory EHS developments, and have made numerous presentations on nanotechnology at conferences across the country. The EHS related projects we are currently working on include assessments of consumer products, lifespan of nanomaterials, and occupational exposures. Our clients range from consulting services to large multi-national corporations. On top of these exciting projects, Intertox is currently assisting in the development of science-based guidelines and standards related to nanotechnology EHS through our membership and participation with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Technical Advisory Group.
Let us know how we can help to keep you better informed of the emerging developments concerning nanotechnology. We can provide timely, informed assessments of this information and its potential impact on your business or agency. Also, please e-mail us your feedback, as we welcome your comments and suggestions about how we might improve this service. If you wish to be deleted from distribution of future newsletters, please click here.
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Stories 
Risk Assessment for Nanomaterials: Current Developments and Trends
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 29, 2007
CSL / JIFSAN Joint Symposium on Food Safety and Nutrition: Nanotechnology in Foods and Cosmetics
Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), Central Science Laboratory (CSL),, Greenbelt Marriott, Greenbelt, MD, June 26 - 28, 2007
International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Environmental Protection and Pollution, ISNEPP 2007
Asia Pacific Nanotechnology Forum, Bahia Mar Beach Resort & Yachting Center, 801 Seabreeze Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 11 - 13, 2007
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Nanotechnology and Life Cycle Assessment: Synthesis of Results Obtained at a Workshop in Washington, DC, October 2-3 2006
Global Risk Network, March 20, 2007
Final Nanotechnology White Paper
Tim Little, Sanford Lewis, Pamela Lundquist, Investor Environmental Health Network, February 20, 2007
Nanotechnology’s Invisible Threat [PDF]
Natural Resources Defense Council, January 23, 2007
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Linkov, I, Satterstrom, K, Steevens, J, Ferguson, E, Pleus, R. 2007. Multi-criteria decision analysis and environmental risk assessment for nanomaterials. Journal of Nanoparticle Research 9 (4): 543-554.
Nohynek GJ, Lademann J, Ribaud C, Roberts MS. 2007. Grey goo on the skin? Nanotechnology, cosmetic and sunscreen safety. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 37 (3):251-277.
Tetley T. 2007. Health effects of nanomaterials. Biochemical Society Transactions 35 (3):527-531.
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