Richard C. Pleus, Ph.D., Director

Intertox is pleased to provide the sixth 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 actively supports current regulatory EHS developments, and have made numerous presentations on nanotechnology at conferences across the country. The EHS related projects we are currently involved with 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.

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"NanoWaste Needs Attention of EPA, Industry and Investors"
AzoNano, July 26, 2007

"Developing Nanotechnology To Test Food Quality"
Linda K. Breggin, Science Daily, July 26, 2007

"Where Does the Nano Go? End-of-Life Regulation of Nanotechnologies"
Linda K. Breggin, Nanotech Project, July 26, 2007

"FDA: No Need to Flag All Nanotechnology"
Andrew Bridges, Houston Chronicle, July 25, 2007

"Rapidly growing nanotechnology product inventory"
Katie Bird, Cosmetics Design, July 25, 2007

"Nanotechnology skin deep"
Paige Herman and Marie Kuechel, NanoWerk News, July 24, 2007

"New report on end-of-life regulation of nanotechnology"
NanoWerk News, July 19, 2007

"NanoEthics: The Risks and Benefits of Nanotechnology"
Adriana Salerno, VOA News, July 18, 2007

"Nanotechnology's benefits for disabled people"
Michael Berger, NanoWerk News, July 18, 2007

"Nanotechnology in the workplace"
Cathy Garber, NanoWerk News, July 9, 2007

"Growing use of nanotechnology stirs hopes, fears"
Ralph Hermansson, The San Francisco Chronicle, July 9, 2007

"An EPA for the 21st century"
William D. Ruckelshaus, J. Clarence Davies, The Boston Globe, July 7, 2007

California
"Hemet High grad is spreading nano-knowledge"
Diane A. Rhodes, The Press Enterprise, July 19, 2007

New York
"New nanotech R&D center planned at UAlbany"
The Business Review, June 29, 2007

Oregon
"Environmental Protection Agency awards OSU nearly $600,000 for Nanotechnology Safety Research"
NanoTechWire, June 25, 2007

South Carolina
"Nanotechnology researchers speak out"
Foresight Nanotech Institute, July 12, 2007

Washington DC
"Nanotech watcher Andrew Maynard assesses its risks"
Nathan J. Comp, The Daily Page, July 5, 2007

Asia
"Nanotechnology has potential to revolutionise healthcare: Puducherry Governor"
ZeeNews, July 21, 2007

Australia and Oceania
"Nanopesticides 'need specific regulation'"
Anna Salleh, ABC Sciences Online, July 19, 2007

Europe
"Nanotechnology consortium to be created in Kazakhstan"
KazInform, July 26, 2007

"Nanotechnology to test food quality"
SCENTA, July 23, 2007

"’Responsible NanoCode’ for business to be developed"
The Royal Society, July 23, 2007

"To what degree does REACH (the new European law on chemicals) cover nanotechnology?"
NanoWerk News, July 23, 2007

"EU launches consultation on nanotech code"
Ahmed ElAmin, Food Quality News, July 20, 2007

"Nanotechnology - or is it?"
Anna Lewcock, In-Pharma Technologist, July 19, 2007

"Nanotech Disappoints in Europe"
Jennifer L. Schenker, Business Week, July 5, 2007

"Comprehensive Report on Risks of Engineered Nanoparticles - providing solid ground for subsequent political actions"
The Innovation Society, July 5, 2007

"State Duma adopts law on Russian nanotechnology corporation"
Russian News & Information Agency, July 4, 2007

North and Central America
"Nanotechnology A Potential Boon For Canada"
Medical News Today, June 23, 2007

South America
"Industrial Nanotech Begins Work With Largest Brewery in Latin America"
Nanotechnology Now, June 26, 2007

"Nanotechnology Task Force Report"
Commissioner of Food and Drugs Administration, FDA, July 23, 2007

"EPA nanotechnology risk research grants available"
NanoWerk News, July 22, 2007

"Fact Sheet for Nanotechnology under the Toxic Substances Control Act"
EPA, June 22, 2007

"FDA Announces New Advisory Committee to Address Risk Communication"
FDA, June 4, 2007

"German Occupational Safety and Health Strategy addresses nanoparticles"
NanoWerk News, May 23, 2007

"Life cycle assessment should be applied to nano-products, say experts"
CORDIS, March 20, 2007

"Report outlines vision for nanomedicine in Europe"
CORDIS, February 1, 2007

3rd International Symposium on Nanotechnology, Occupational and Environmental Health
Nanoscience and Technology Program, International Conference Hall, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Auguts 29 - September 1, 2007

3rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Nanomedicine
University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, September 7-9, 2007

NanoTX '07: Conference & Expo
Dallas Convention Center, October 2-4, 2007

Productive Nanosystems: Launching the Technology Roadmap
Center on Nanotechnology & Society, Double Tree Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, VA, October 9-10, 2007

Small Times NanoCon International 2007
Center on Nanotechnology & Society, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA, November 14-16, 2007

2nd Annual Nanopolicy Conference: Faces of Risk: Nanopolicy and the Agenda for Safety and Society
Center on Nanotechnology & Society,National Press Club, Washington, D.C., November 30, 2007

NanoTransfer 2007
Nano Sprint, Novotel Charenton, Paris, December 3-4, 2007

Eurpoean Nano Systems 2007
ENS2007, Novotel Charenton, Paris, December 3-4, 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

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

Nanotechnology: From the science to the social: The social, ethical and economic aspects of the debate.
Stephen Wood, Richard Jones, Alison Geldart, Economic, Research, Social Council, 2007.

Environmental Defense - DuPont Nanorisk Framework[PDF]
Environmental Defense - DuPont Nano Partnership, February 26, 2007

Beneath the Skin: Hidden Liabilities,Market Risk andDrivers of Changein the Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Industry[PDF]
Science Policy Council, US EPA, February 15, 2007

Final Nanotechnology White Paper
Tim Little, Sanford Lewis, Pamela Lundquist, Investor Environmental Health Network, February 20, 2007

Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issue Affecting the U.S. Military: January 2007 Report [PDF]
Battelle Columbus Operations, U.S. Army Environmental Policy Institute, 2007

Understanding Risk Assessment of Nanotechnology [PDF]
Trudy Bell, Nano.gov, 2007

Global Risks 2007 [PDF]
Global Risk Network, 2007

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Gommersall L, Shergill IS, Ahmed HU, Hayne D, Arya M, Patel HR, Hashizume M, Gill IS. 2007.Nanotechnology and Its Relevance to the Urologist. European Urology.

Gopee NV, Roberts DW, Webb P, Cozart CR, Siitonen PH, Warbritton AR, Yu WW, Colvin VL, Walker NJ, Howard PC. 2007. Migration of Intradermally Injected Quantum Dots to Sentinel Organs in Mice. Toxicological Sciences 98 (1): 249-257.

Helland A, Kastenholz H. 2007. Development of Nanotechnology in Light of Sustainability [PDF]. Journal of Cleaner Production.

Kim JS, Rieter WJ, Taylor KM, An H, Lin W, Lin W. Self-assembled hybrid nanoparticles for cancer-specific multimodal imaging. Journal of American Chemical Society. 129(29):8962-3.

Kulkarni RP. 2007. Nano-Bio-Genesis: Tracing the rise of nanotechnology and nanobiotechnology as 'big science' Journal of Biomedical Discovery Collaboration. 2(1):3.

Lupton M. 2007. Nanotechnology--salvation or damnation for humans?. Medical Law. (2):349-62.

Maysinger D. 2007. Nanoparticles and cells: good companions and doomed partnerships. Biomolecular Chemistry. 5(15):2335-42.

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.

Praveena Gm, Kolandaivel P, Santhanamoorthi N, Renugopalakrishnan V, Ramakrishna, S. 2007. Looking Beyond Carbon Nanotubes: Polypeptide Nanotubes as Alternatives? Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 7 (7): 2253-2259(7).

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Stern ST, McNeil SE. 2007. Nanotechnology Safety Concerns Revisited. Toxicology Science.

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van den Heuvel MG, Dekker C. 2007. Motor proteins at work for nanotechnology. Science. 317(5836):333-6.