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Nanocellulose: Producers, Products, and Applications: A Guide for End-Users features EHS Chapter by Vireo Advisors, LLC

Dr. Jo Anne Shatkin and Dr. James Ede, of Vireo Advisors, LLC, co-authored the "Environment, Health, and Safety" (EHS) chapter for Nanocellulose: Producers, Products, and Applications: A Guide for End-Users.

James EdeDecember 19, 2017Vireo Advisors, jack miller, Dr. Jo Anne Shatkin, Dr. James Ede, Nanocellulose: Producers, Products, and Applications: A Guide for End-Users, market-intell, EHS, risk assessment, life-cycle analysis, Regulatory, risk managment

Vireo Advisor's Kimberly Ong to Present Work of NanoAOP Project at Nano Canada 2017

Dr. Kimberly Ong of Vireo Advisors will present Vireo’s ongoing collaborative work* entitled, "Advancing Adverse Outcome Pathways as a Tool for the Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials – the NanoAOP Project", during NanoCanada's first national conference: Converging on Nanomanufacturing from September 25-26, 2017 in Montréal, Canada.

The Push for the EPA to Accept Non-Animal Safety Data

Many chemical manufacturers are hoping that non-animal safety data will be well received in the U.S. by the EPA.

Alternate Testing, Guidance, RegulationJames EdeJuly 31, 2017non-animal testing, U.S. EPA, Afton Chemical Corp., REACH, EU, European Chemicals Agency, TSCA, EPA, Tala Henry, risk assessment, Alternative Testing StrategyComment

Canada to publish prioritization of nanoscale substances in 2018

Health Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada are currently in the process of completing a prioritization of nanomaterials on their Domestic Substances List.

Nanomaterials, Environment, Guidance, Risk AnalysisJames EdeJuly 28, 2017Health Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, prioritization of nanomaterials, Domestic Substances List, Chemicals Management Plan Progress Report, nanoscale substances, risk assessment, Canada, human health, environmentalComment

Vireo Advisors Team Co-Authors Risk Chapter in Metrology and Standardization for Nanotechnology: Protocols and Industrial Innovations

Vireo Advisors' Jo Anne Shatkin, James Ede, and Kimberly Ong published a chapter, “Minimizing Risk: An Overview of Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Nanomaterials” to the newly released “Metrology and Standardization for Nanotechnology: Protocols and Industrial Innovations”.

Nanomaterials, Risk Analysis, GuidanceJames EdeMarch 14, 2017Vireo Advisors, Jo Anne Shatkin, Kimberly Ong, James Ede, risk assessment, framework, worker safety, risk managment, nano, nanomaterials, book chapterComment

The New TSCA – EPA Selects the First 10 Chemicals for Thorough Risk Evaluation

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed a list of 10 high priority chemicals for risk assessment, as mandated under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act), passed in June 2016 to update the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA.

Guidance, Leadership, Risk AnalysisJames EdeDecember 12, 2016EPA, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety, risk assessment, Vireo Advisors, TSCA, SNUNs, 1976 Toxic Substances Control ActComment