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New Edition of Nanotechnology Law Report

Inside you will find:

• EPA Considering New Approach to Nanoscale Materials Under TSCA
• EPA May Issue Mandatory Data Collection Rule for Nanoscale Materials Under TSCA
• EPA Takes Aim at Antimicrobial Products Under FIFRA
• EPA Unveils New Principles for Chemical Management Reform
• EPA Report on the Use of Nanoscale TiO2 in Water and Sunscreens
• EPA Withdraws Carbon Nanotube SNURs
• Press Release: New Contributing Editor for InterNano
• Virginia CLE presentation: “Insurance, Nanotechnology, and Risk”
• Nanoparticles and Deaths in the People’s Republic
• Sweating the Small Stuff
• Soil Association Cites China Deaths in Renewed Call for Moratorium on Nanotechnology Commercialization
• Nanotechnology Legislation in the 111th Congress
• Mapping Nano
• Flight of the Nanobees

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The National Nanomanufacuring Network (NNN) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst just published its October newsletter which you can find here.  There is a nice article by Barbara Beck and Chris Long from Gradient regarding the recent Song nanoparticle study from China which was my first contributing editor piece for NNN's InterNano.  Please read the newsletter and follow NNN's valuable work.

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Earlier today, the Guardian printed a letter from the Soil Association criticizing the paper's nanotechnology supplement appearing last Thursday.  The letter cites the Song study from China as more evidence supporting its call for a moratorium on nanoscale materials along with "nano-free" standards, which we have previously covered.  Key statements from the letter follow:

"Seven women working in a factory [in China] where nanoparticles were used in paint fell ill with serious lung disease and two died. Researchers . . . found nanoparticles deep in the lungs of the women . . . A chemical in the paint, the patients' lung tissue and the liquid surrounding the lungs were all found to contain nanoparticles."

"There should be an immediate freeze on the commercial release of nanomaterials until there is a sound body of scientific research into all the health impacts."

The letter does not attempt to explain any of the severe criticism the Song article has received by most main stream scientists, and is a good example of bad science put to a questionable use.

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The American Chemical Society held a "What is Nano?" video contest and announced the winner yesterday.  The San Francisco Chronicle also has a short article about the winners of the contest. The winner? "The Nano Song", basically a song and dance number about nanotechnology using hand puppets. Its worth a giggle or two (or three or four). The cast and crew well deserved their win.

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