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An update on the latest developments on the Environmental, Health and Safety of nanomaterials.
FBRI Receives Multi-Million Dollar Grant to Study Wood to Jet Fuel Technology
The U.S Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced it will invest more than $4 million dollars to diversify and grow Maine’s economy, with funds earmarked for the forest sector.
Board of Appeals Annuls ECHA’s Request for More Information on Four REACH Nanomaterial Dossiers
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) had performed compliance checks on four nanomaterial Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) dossiers (all on silicic acid, aluminum sodium salt) in December 2014, and adopted a Decision requesting that four companies (Evonik Degussa, Rhodia Opérations, JM Huber Finland and Iqesil) submit additional information on:
Healthy Babies, Bright Futures Shines Light on Toxic Exposures in Babies’ First 1000 Days
Healthy Babies, Bright Futures (HBBF) is an effort of the John Merck Fund, working to limit exposures to toxic chemicals to reduce the prevalence of a variety of developmental disorders, focusing on reducing exposure to toxicants during the first 1000 days of development.
New Activities Added to the “Global Plan of Action of the Strategic Approach” Relating to Nanotechnologies and Manufactured Nanomaterials
The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) has announced new work activities to promote the environmentally sound management of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials (NM).