“Paralysis” On Nanosilver?
(NHI Nanoblog) Amid the latest in a long list of scientific reviews of the potential problems posed to people, animals and the environment by super-small silver particles, two Danish researchers say...
View ArticleAdd Beads, Remove Arsenic: Shrimp Shells Clean Water
The beads look like Tic Tacs, with the slightly springy texture of a gel cap full of medicine.This isn’t a breath mint or a dose of Tylenol, but a new way to remove a toxin from water — and save...
View ArticleChemical Safety Law Advances
(NHI Nanoblog) Democrats in the U.S. Senate are forging ahead with efforts to break a decades-old logjam and reshape the federal law governing toxic chemicals.The Senate Committee on Environment and...
View ArticleA Safer Nanoparticle?
Can super-small nanoparticles be made non-toxic from birth? Gwyneth K. Shaw reports.
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Super-Small Plastic Hurts Mussels
A blue mussel after exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles.New study wonders: What’s the implication for other marine life? Gwyneth K. Shaw reports.
View ArticleEuropean Commission: No New Nano Laws—For Now
Report recommends relying on European Union’s chemical safety law, and looking at nanoparticles on a case-by-case basis. Gwyneth K. Shaw reports.
View ArticleCutting Foam May Expose Workers To Flame Retardants
New study finds that hot-wire slicing of polystyrene foam frees nanoparticles — loaded with a toxic chemical. Gwyneth K. Shaw reports.
View ArticleAcidity Affects Nanosilver Release
Different pH, different response in a study that could make understanding environmental impacts trickier. Gwyneth K. Shaw reports.
View ArticleTime To Skip The Doughnuts?
Advocacy group finds titanium dioxide nanoparticles in snack food, presses for better info from manufacturers & government. Gwyneth K. Shaw reports.
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Study: Some Nanotubes Promote Cancer
A mouse lung with alveolar bronchiolar carcinoma.Early findings show tubes can “increase the risk of cancer in mice exposed to a known carcinogen.” Gwyneth K. Shaw reports.
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