The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.
Abstracts Due 12/31 for 2017 International Nanotechnology Conference for Renewable Materials
June 2017 in Montreal, Canada As Health Safety and Environment Theme Co-chair, please accept my invitation to submit an abstract about your work on safety for the 2017 TAPPI International Nanotechnology Conference for Renewable Materials!
Dirt & Grime Not the Only Things Coming Out in the Wash—Microplastic Water Pollution
The Canadian government has proposed a regulation which would ban the use of microbeads in toiletries by July, 2018 and natural health products and non-prescription drugs by July, 2019.
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.
Evaluating the Completeness and Quality of Curated Nanomaterial Data
In their recent article, Robinson et al., (2016) identify that with the increasing use of nanotechnology, "the curation of nanomaterial data into electronic resources is crucial to [realize] the potential of nanotechnology to deliver benefits to society whilst having acceptable impacts upon human health and the environment".
Systematic Review of Toxicology
A workshop hosted in 2014 by the Evidence-based Toxicology Collaboration focused on “The Emergence of Systematic Review and Related Evidence-based Approaches in Toxicology”.