By Porter Wright on The NanoSafety Consortium for Carbon just submitted a proposed toxicity testing agreement to EPA under Section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act covering a range of nanoscale materials including multi-walled carbon nanotubes, double-walled carbon nanotubes, single-walled carbon nanotubes, and graphene. Key elements for the curious: The chemical substances to be tested … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on This article was originally published by the National Nanomanufacturing Network’s "InterNano" project (www.internano.com). It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported. A recent study published in the well-known medical journal, the European Respiratory Journal, has been receiving significant publicity as the authors have claimed their findings support an apparent linkage between workplace exposures … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on Earlier today, the Guardian printed a letter from the Soil Association criticizing the paper’s nanotechnology supplement appearing last Thursday. The letter cites the Song study from China as more evidence supporting its call for a moratorium on nanoscale materials along with "nano-free" standards, which we have previously covered. Key statements from the letter follow: "Seven women working … Continue Reading
