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Canada Issues SNAc for MWCNTs 27 Aug 2013 | 02:02 am
On August 24, 2013, Canada issued a significant new activity (SNAc) notice for multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNCT). The notice states that MWCNTs are not included on the Domestic Substances List and...
ANSI-NSP Will Hold Free Webinar on New Nanotechnology Standards Database 23 Aug 2013 | 02:52 am
The American National Standards Institute Nanotechnology Standards Panel (ANSI-NSP) will hold a free webinar on October 10, 2013, on its new nanotechnology standards database. ANSI-NSP intends the dat...
UK Creates List of Nano Stakeholders 21 Aug 2013 | 01:53 am
According to the United Kingdom (UK) Environment Agency Chemical Compliance Team’s annual report, during 2012-2013, the Chemical Compliance Team researched the production and use of nanomaterials by U...
Particle and Fibre Toxicology Publishes Results of MWCNT Inhalation Study in Mice 16 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
On August 9, 2013, Particle and Fibre Toxicology published a study entitled “Extrapulmonary transport of MWCNT following inhalation exposure.” The authors report that inhalation exposure studies of mi...
Lynn L. Bergeson Co-Authors Article on Use of Alternative Test Strategies for Nanomaterial Safety Assessment 10 Aug 2013 | 02:59 am
ACS Nano has published an article entitled “A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective on the Use of Alternative Test Strategies for Nanomaterial Safety Assessment,” which is co-authored by Lynn L. Bergeson. The...
EPA Promulgates SNURs for Two Carbon Nanotube Substances 8 Aug 2013 | 02:50 am
On August 7, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated significant new use rules (SNUR) through a direct final rule for 53 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufa...
NNI Will Hold Workshop on Stakeholder Perspectives on the Perception, Assessment, and Management of the Potential Risks of Nanotechnology 6 Aug 2013 | 03:46 am
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) will hold a September 10-11, 2013, workshop concerning “Stakeholder Perspectives on the Perception, Assessment, and Management of the Potential Risks of Na...
Particle and Fibre Toxicology Publishes MWCNT Inhalation Study Online 3 Aug 2013 | 03:19 am
On July 30, 2013, Particle and Fibre Toxicology published a study entitled “Distribution and fibrotic response following inhalation exposure to multi-walled carbon nanotubes.” In the study, the author...
ITC Seeks Information to Support Investigation of How EU Trade Restrictions Affect Exports of U.S. SMEs 2 Aug 2013 | 01:08 am
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) published a notice in the July 30, 2013, Federal Register announcing that, following receipt of a letter from the United States Trade Representative (USTR...
ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel Launches Standards Database 30 Jul 2013 | 09:55 pm
On July 29, 2013, the American National Standards Institute Nanotechnology Standards Panel (ANSI-NSP) announced the launch of a new database compiling information concerning nanotechnology-related sta...
