EU ROUND UP – NANOCOATINGS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM UNDER DEVELOPMENT
June 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL AND CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS
THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is rolling out its special assessment system for chemicals products using nanotechnology, including special paints and coatings exploiting the special characteristics of tiny nano-particles.
Working with the European Commission definition of nanomaterials as being particles sized from 1 nanometre (nm) to 100 nm, ECHA specialists are broadening this guidance to "provide clarity on the physico-chemical characteristics of nanomaterials", said a note from the agency. It will ...
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