Richard C. Pleus, Ph.D., Director

Intertox is pleased to provide the eighth 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. Intertox is also 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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"Coating naoparticles to make them safe for sunscreens"
Katie Bird, Cosmetics Design, September 27, 2007

"Samsung’s Nanotech Washer Must Follow Bug-Spray Rules"
Barnaby J. Feder, The New York Times, September 26, 2007

"Nanoproduct Industry is Growing, but Americans Don’t Know It"
Lauren Phillips, CQ Green Sheets, September 25, 2007

"Nanotechnology: The Devices are Tiny, But What Size Are the Risks?"
Erin McNeill, CQ Green Sheets, September 25, 2007

"Special Feature: Sizing Up Nano"
Jim Austin, Science Careers, September 21, 2007

"Scientists get first look at nanotubes inside living animals"
Jade Boyd, Rice University, September 20, 2007

"The brave new risks of nanotechnology"
Patti Waldmeir, Financial Times, September 19, 2007

"Nanotechnology risks - where are we today?"
Michael Berger, Nanowerk News, September 13, 2007

"Toxicity of nanoparticles in aquatic environments"
RCathy Garber, Nanowerk News, September 7, 2007

Arizona
"Federal nanotech grant made to Law School team"
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Arizona State University, September, 2007

California
"California Department of Toxic Substances Control to Examine Risks of Manufacturing and Using Nanotechnology Related Products"
Carolyn G. Schatz, Daily Bulletin, October 3, 2007

"Nanotechnology racing ahead"
Carolyn G. Schatz, Daily Bulletin, September, 2007

Indiana
"Purdue gets $18.25 million grant for nanotechnology initiative"
JC Online, September 20, 2007

Maryland
"Risk Assessment Minor in Development at JHU"
Nanotechnology Now, September 17, 2007

New York
"Nanotech Served to Kids"
Photonics, September 27, 2007

"Nanotechnology: the future’s technological platform"
Cheng Cheong, The Spectrum, September 24, 2007

Oregon
"$1.6 million grant will fund research of nanomaterials"
Trevor Davis, Oregon Daily Emerald, September 25, 2007

Australia and Oceania
"Australian Nanobusiness Forum form Alliance with Nanotechnology Business Creation Initiative of Japan"
AZoNano, September 3, 2007

Asia
"The Indian Nanotechnology Enigma"
IEEE Spectrum Online, September 12, 2007

Europe
"Warning over nanotechnology"
Which?, September 19, 2007

"Consultation launch of Responsible NanoCode for business"
The Royal Society, September 24, 2007

"EU project develops nano-ethics education through summer schools"
CORDIS, September 20, 2007

"Europe is world's largest investor in nanotech"
Ari Syrquin, The Jerusalem Post, September 19, 2007

"Cheaper and More Effective Vaccine Using Nanoparticles"
AzoNano, September 18, 2007

"Professor compares nanomaterials to asbestos"
Guy Montague-Jones, Cosmetics Design-Europe, September 13, 2007

Middle East
"In Tiny Particles, a Big Link in Jerusalem"
Jason Pontin, The New York Times, September 23, 2007

North and Central America
"Canada opens nanotech center with commercial focus in Edmonton"
Small Times, October 1, 2007

"Pesticide Registration: Clarification for Ion Generating Equipment"
US EPA, September 21, 2007

"EPA's latest public meeting discusses nano characterization specifics"
John C. Monica, Jr. and Carlean Ponder, Small Times, September 18, 2007

"Federal Report on Potential Risks of Nanotechnology Fails to Deliver"
Nanotech Project, September 13, 2007

"US environment agency criticised for lack of action on health risks of nanomaterials"
MTB Europe, August 14, 2007

'Nanoparticles for European Industry ll'
Institute of Nanotechnology, Olympic Conference Center, London, UK, October 24-25, 2007

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

NanoSolutions Conference
NanoSolutions, Frankfurt, Germany, November 21-23, 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 Task Force Report"
Commissioner of Food and Drugs Administration, FDA, July 23, 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]
Tim Little, Sanford Lewis, Pamela Lundquist, Investor Environmental Health Network, February 20, 2007

Final Nanotechnology White Paper
Science Policy Council, US EPA, February 15, 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

Barrera M. 2007. Closing the nanotechnology knowledge gap. Occup Health Saf. 76(9):63-7.

Bennett B. 2007. Regulating small things: genes, gametes and nanotechnology. J Law Med. 15(1):153-60.

Duffin R, Mills NL and Donaldson K 2007. Nanoparticles-a thoracic toxicology perspective [PDF]. Yonsei Med J. 48(4):561-72.

Hagens WI, Oomen AG, de Jong WH, Cassee FR, Sips AJ. 2007. What do we (need to) know about the kinetic properties of nanoparticles in the body?. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. [Epub ahead of print].

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.

Murthy, SK. 2007 Nanoparticles in modern medicine: State of the art and future challengesInternational Journal of Nanomedicine. 2(2):

Nickols-Richardson SM. 2007. Nanotechnology: implications for food and nutrition professionals. Journal of American Diet Association. 107(9):1494-7.

Pope-Harman A, Cheng MM, Robertson F, Sakamoto J, Ferrari M. 2007. Biomedical Nanotechnology for Cancer.. Med Clin North Am. 91(5):899-927.

Savage N, Thomas TA, Duncan JS. 2007. Nanotechnology applications and implications research supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency STAR grants program. J Environ Monit. 9(10):1046-54.

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

Stolper SI, Mark SS, Park JY, Kricka LJ. 2007. Nanotechnology and Immunoassay Clin Chem. 53(10):1874.

Wei C, Wei W, Morris M, Kondo E, Gorbounov M, Tomalia DA. 2007. Nanomedicine and drug delivery. Med Clin North Am. 91(5):863-70.