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• Was the nano to blame? Further thoughts on chemicals used by workers who fell ill following occupational exposure to nanoparticles (amongst other things!)

  Following the widely publicised release of Song et. al.'s study into lung disease in Chinese workers expoed to nanoparticles in the workplace (accessible here ), there was of course much discussion within both the nano and wider community as to the paper's Read More... Posted 26 August 2009 14:22 by bryony@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: Nanotoxicology, Industry, Health, risk, Safety

• EU Nanotechnology Action Plan

  I just finished reading through the Interim report on the EU Nanotechnology Action Plan . Having summarised its contents in a news article for the main SAFENANO website, I found myself confused by some of the shortcomings highlighted in the report. Amongst Read More... Posted 11 September 2007 17:03 by bryony@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: Industry, SnIRC, EU Action Plan

• IEEE Spectrum's Nanotech Review

  Today the IEEE published an article about nanotechnology and its possible implications for health and the environment. 'Nano particles without macroproblems' by Barbara Karn and H. Scott Matthews introduces the field, its current climate, and its problems. Read More... Posted 03 September 2007 16:20 by bryony@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: Industry, Toxicology, Health, Ecotoxicology, IEEE

• Heart over Head?

  Day 2 of the Nanotoxicology 2007 conference has been varied, with toxicology research findings, exposure assessment and industry perspectives all featuring. Professor Ken Donaldson started proceedings with a provocative talk about his research into nanopaticle Read More... Posted 20 April 2007 16:53 by bryony@safenano.org | 0 Comments Filed under: Nanotoxicology, Industry, Exposure