SAFENANO In the Know
SAFENANO's latest feature,
In the know, provides succinct highlights, opinion and advice compiled from our review of key papers of value to nanotechnology safety.
Digests will cover a breadth of topics, including substance-specific emerging evidence, physico-chemical / effect relationships,
in vitro –
in vivo nanotoxicology correlations, and developments in managing nanotechnology risk.
Latest In the Know Articles
April 2013: In the know... on Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for nanomaterials
In our April in the know article, we highlight the importance of Safety Data Sheets for nanomaterials, making reference to a number of recent critical evaluations and guidance documents
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September 2012: In the know... on the French decree for mandatory reporting of nanomaterials
In our September in the know article, the SAFENANO team outline the key features of the first national-level mandatory reporting scheme for nanomaterials, introduced in France earlier this year.
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April 2012: In the know... on exposure assessment of nanomaterials
In our April in the know article, SAFENANO's experts outline the major challenges regarding exposure assessment of airborne nanomaterials and strategies being developed to overcome these difficulties.
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December 2011: In the know... on graphene
In our December in the know article, SAFENANO's Julia Varet outlines why graphene is exciting to the nano world and the importance of EHS testing for its novel applications..
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September 2011: In the know... on challenges with toxicity testing for nanomaterials: in vitro assay interference
In our September in the know article, SAFENANO's Julia Varet outlines the issues that assay interference poses for nanomaterials toxicity testing.
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August 2011: In the know… on the importance of bio-durability of carbon nanotubes
In our August in the know article, SAFENANO's Julia Varet outlines the importance of biodurability as a component of hazard assessment for carbon nanotubes.
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