Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
A study from Chinese scientists just out today reports on seven workers in a paint factory that were exposed to nanoparticles along with many other hazardous chemicals during their toxic workday. Two have already died of their diseases. All suffered shortness...continued→
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
A report released today by the NRDC Health Program documents many examples of Bush Administration budget cuts to key data collection programs that monitor hazardous pollutants in our air, water, food, and even our bodies. The loss of these monitoring programs will...continued→
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
To commemorate Workers Memorial Day, April 28, 2008, many worker and community health advocacy groups including the Environmental Justice Foundation, Pesticides Action Network Europe (PAN Europe), and the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied...continued→
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
The Nanowerk News reported that this week the US Environmental Protection Agency fined a nanotech company, ATEN Technology, a whopping $208,000 because its subsidiary, IOGEAR, is selling nanosilver as an unregistered pesticide. Under the pesticide regulation laws (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide...continued→
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
Over a meeting lasting four days last week, a panel of scientific experts reviewed the data underlying the US Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to ban all domestic uses of carbofuran (trade name Furadan), a nasty war-era pesticide manufactured by FMC...continued→
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
For those of you that are regular readers of this blog, you will ace this 5-question quizz testing your nano knowledge....though all participants are entered for a chance to win a free nano iPod. The Woodrow Wilson Center Project on...continued→
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
Today, the U.K.'s largest organic certifier banned manufactured nanoparticles as ingredients under its organic standard. The Soil Association certification mark will apply to health and beauty products, food, and textiles. In their press release, the Soil Association points out the...continued→
