NIOSH Engineering Controls Program: Working to Place Barriers between Workers and Hazards 

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a one-pager entitled  “NIOSH Engineering Controls Program” which summarizes the recent activities of the program and reviews the program priorities regarding silica exposure in U.S. highway production.

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AVAPCO, BYOGY Renewables, and Petron Scientech Announce Partnership for ABBA Project 

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded AVAPCO (a company of American Process, Inc.), BYOGY Renewables, and Petron Scientech $3.7 million dollars this month to fund phase one of the ABBA project which will “co-produce full replacement renewable jet fuel, gasoline, diesel and Bioplus® nanocellulose from woody biomass”.

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Comments Due for Nanoform-Specific Registration Requirements Proposed for E.U.’s REACH Legislation

On October 9th, 2017, The European Commission (EC) released a Draft Regulation that would amend the E.U.’s REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction) Regulation to address nanoforms.

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Large Industrial Consortium & VTT Technical Research of Finland Launch EUR 4.5 Million Future Fibre Products Project 

Thirty-three companies have come together, along with VTT Technical Research of Finland, to develop sustainable forest products which could be used as an alternative to petroleum based materials such as plastics.

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Catch of the Day: Fish with a Side of Plastic Debris and Textile Fibers

Scientists studying fish and shellfish sold for human consumption in Indonesian and American fish markets found the presence of man-made debris.

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Cellulose Nanocrystals Increase Hydration and Flexural Strength of Cement Pastes 

Recent research conducted by Fu and colleagues (2017) has shown increased hydration and improvements of flexural strength of cement pastes when cellulose nanocrystals are included as an additive.

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