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Nano: the investor perspective from IEHN

September 9, 2009

Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment

Tags:
corporate, liability, litigation, nanomaterials, nanoparticle, nanotechnologies, nanotechnology, toxic, toxicchemicals

My friend Rich Liroff runs an organization called Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) that encourages companies to reduce or eliminate toxic chemicals from their product lines. Smart. IEHN uses shareholder resolutions along with direct meetings with companies to encourage them...continued

Nanomaterials: Failure to Warn

December 17, 2008

Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment

Tags:
healthhazard, liability, litigation, nanomaterials, nanotechnology, REACH, toxicchemicals

Today the online information site nanowerk posted a commentary from Skip Lockard, a toxic-tort lawyer based in Atlanta, warning manufacturers and retailers of products containing nanomaterials to take effective and immediate action to protect workers and consumers, because: 'Failure to...continued

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Jennifer Sass
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