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.
Could band and choral activities be safe school activities during COVID-19?
Singing and playing the clarinet, flute, French horn, and trumpet produces aerosols that carry the COVID-19 virus. Researchers at the University of Colorado found that aerosols remain airborne for extended periods of time, varying in time length due to different amounts being released by different instruments.
Two hairdressers with COVID-19 did not infect their clients because they wore masks!
In May, 2020 a stylist from Springfield, Missouri began exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 but continued to work with clients for 8 more days.
Vireo Publishes “Translating Scientific Advances in the AOP Framework to Decision Making for Nanomaterials”
Vireo Advisors, as part of a collaboration with SmartNanoTox, a leading EU-funded nanosafety consortia published “Translating Scientific Advances in the AOP Framework to Decision Making for Nanomaterials”; available in the journal Nanomaterials.
Vireo Presenting at TAPPI Nano 2020 Virtual Conference July 22
Dr. Jo Anne Shatkin is an invited speaker to this year’s TAPPI Nano 2020 Virtual Conference!
Finnish Companies Marimekko and Spinnova Create Sustainable Fabric from Wood Pulp.
Lifestyle design company, Marimekko, and sustainable fiber company, Spinnova, have developed sustainable fabrics from wood-based fibers featuring bold, iconic designs.