On February 24, 2022, the European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) published a Nanopinion entitled “Are nanoplastics hazardous? The way forward to overcome the uncertainties of risk assessment” by Dr. Anita Jemec Kokalj and Dr. Dana Kühnel about defining the criteria to evaluate which properties of nanoplastics should be reported in future
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EUON Publishes Nanopinion on Use of the Term “Nanoplastics”
By Lynn L. Bergeson & Carla N. Hutton on
Posted in International, Legal/Regulatory Issues
On March 3, 2020, the European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) published a Nanopinion entitled “‘Nanoplastics’ — it’s a name game.” Claire Skentelbery, Director General, Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA), reviews the difference between engineered (manufactured) nanomaterials and naturally originating (incidental) nanomaterials. Skentelbery notes that use of the term “nanoplastics,” without describing their…
NIA Publishes Position Paper on Terminology of “Nanoplastics”
By Lynn L. Bergeson & Carla N. Hutton on
Posted in International, Legal/Regulatory Issues
On February 13, 2020, the Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA) published a position paper entitled ‘Nanoplastics’: Use of suitable terminology for representation in waste, degradation of plastics and presence in the environment. In the paper, NIA and its members urge caution and clarity when referring to plastics as small particles or fragments. NIA states that…