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• News Articles

- Nanoparticle uptake by plants
9 July 2008 - NanoWerk, USA

- Carbon Nanotubes Compromise the Functions of Certain Protozoa, Study Shows
18 June 2008 - PhysOrg, USA

- The Effects of Synthetic Nanoparticles on the Environment
16 June 2008 - AzoNano, Australia

- Nanoparticles Have Negative Impact On Mussels
10 June 2008 - Science Daily, USA

- Nano Down the Drain
9 June 2008 - Environmental Defense, USA

- Pumpkin plants pick-up particles
1 May 2008 - Chemical Biology, USA

- Diverse group of stakeholders take on challenge of predicting nanotechnology’s risks
1 May 2008 - ICON, USA

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• Reports & Articles

Where Does the Nano Go? New Report on End-of-Life Regulation of Nanotechnologies - Woodrow Wilson Center, USA

All materials and products eventually come to the end of their useful life, and those made with nanotechnology are no different. This means that engineered nanomaterials will ultimately enter the waste stream and find their way into landfills or incinerators—and eventually into the air, soil and water. As a result, it is important to consider how various forms of nanomaterials will be disposed of and treated at the end of their use

Nanotechnology and the Environment: An Interview with Jonathan Links - The Institute for NanoBioTechnology at Johns Hopkins University, USA, June 2007
If you look at the history of technological development, the potential benefits are what folks almost exclusively focus on at the beginning. But we’ve seen in virtually every case, after the fact, that there is a recognition of at least some potential threats to human health and to the environment.

Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel - Science Magazine, February 2006
Nanomaterials properties differ substantially from those bulk materials of the same composition. Possible undesirable results of these capabilities are harmful interactions with biological systems and the environment, with the potential to generate toxicity. The establishment of principles and test procedures to ensure safe manufacture and use of nanomaterials in the marketplace is urgently required and achievable.

• Videos

Nanotechnology and Nature: Can We Reduce Any Risks and Still Reap the Rewards? - Resources for the Future, June 2007

- Nanoparticles in the Environment - Virginia Tech, USA, May 2007

• Radio Shows

- Potential health and environmental effects of nanotechnology
15 June 2007 - Science Friday, NPR, USA

- The Implications for Health, Safety and the Environment of the Nanotech Revolution
1 March 2007 - AzoNano, Australia

- Study shows carbon nanotubes may pollute water
Earth & Shy, USA

- Weighing the Potential Risks of Nanotech
April 2006, NPR - National Public Radio, USA

• Archive News Articles

2008

- Kerry urges funding for nanotechnology environmental safety research
24 April 2008 - Kerry Senate Office , USA

- Nanoparticles leaching into environment
10 April 2008 - EETimes, USA

- Manufactured Buckyballs Don't Harm Microbes That Clean The Environment, Study Shows
8 April 2008 - Science Daily, USA

- Nanotechnology In The Environment: Making Sure Wonder Materials Don't Become Wonder Pollutants
8 April 2008 - Science Daily, USA

- Named: 25 environmental threats of the future
20 March 2008 - New Scientist, USA

- Nanoparticles affect pollutant toxicity
7 March 2008 - SafeNano, UK

- Soot nanoparticles from modern diesel engines highly toxic
22 February 2008 - SafeNano, UK

- EPA has awarded 21 grants to investigate potential adverse health and environmental effects of manufactured nanomaterials
28 January 2008 - EPA (Press Release), USA

- Air Pollution May Cause Heart Disease; Nano-Sized Particles Most Damaging
17 January 2008 - Newswise, USA

2007

- Copper nanoparticles harm zebrafish
1 December 2007 - Environmental Science & Technology, USA

- What Does Nanotechnology Mean for Energy, Environment?
26 November 2007 - Congressional Quarterly Green Sheets, USA

- Devil and the Deep Blue Sea? - Scientists instinctively love nanotechnology, which is why they shouldn't be in charge of it
1 November 2007 - The Scientist, USA

- Risk research needed for water nanotechnology
25 October 2007 - Science & Development Network

- First of a kind real-time study of nanosilver in fish embryos raises hopes and concerns
24 October 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

- Copper nanoparticles harm zebrafish
24 October 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

- Health risks and environmental issues
19 October 2007 - All about Nanotechnology, India

- Should modern living carry a health warning?
13 September 2007 - Eurekalert, UK

- Tiny solution or a big problem? Scientific panel explores the nano potential for turning green
11 September 2007 - Alphagalileo, UK

- Toxicity of nanoparticles in aquatic environments
7 September 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

- Nanotech-cleantech: bridging the gap to real sustainability
15 August 2007 - Environmental Chemistry, USA

- Groups Call on EPA to Protect the Public from Risks of Nanotechnology
3 August 2007 - Congressional Quarterly Inc., USA

- MU study looks at nanotech dangers - The research focuses on aquatic life
22 July 2007 - Missourian, USA

- Growing use of nanotechnology stirs hopes, fears
9 July 2007 - San Francisco Chronicles, USA

- EPA awards OSU nearly $600,000 for Nanotechnology Safety Research
22 June 2007 - EPA, USA

- Big Risks of Geoengineering
11 June 2007 - Responsible Nanotechnology Blog

- Geoengineering could stop global warming but carries big risks
4 June 2007 - Mongabay

- France to study effects of nanoparticles and nanomaterials on health and the environment
1 June 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

- Nano News - Two widely used nanomaterials have toxic effects
30 May 2007 - Friends of the Earth, Australia

- Toxic warnings for nano industry
4 May 2007 - BBC, UK

- Widely used iron nanoparticles exhibit toxic effects on neuronal cells
28 March 2007 - EurekAlert, USA

- Weighing nanotechnology's risks
28 March 2007 - International Herald Tribune, USA

- Test finds manufactured nanoparticles don't harm soil ecology
22 March 2007 - Nanotechnology News, USA

- Lipid coating increases uptake of nanotubes
7 March 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

- Nanosilver, a threat to soil, water and human health?
March 2007 - Friends of the Earth, Australia

- Big worries over tiny particles
7 February 2007 - Boston Globe, USA

- A Call for Nanopollution Awareness
19 January 2007 - DailyTech, USA

- Nanotechnology risks: Clear indications that carbon-based nanomaterials are toxic.
19 January 2007 - Nanowerk, USA

- Environmental Impact of Carbon Nanotubes
16 January 2007 - Institute for NanoBioTechnology, USA

- Madison resident's lone citizen voice in the Halls of Washington
8 January 2007 - Nano Café (Press Release), USA

- Nano Safety Alert, Concerns over the safety and environmental impact of nanomaterials mustn't be ignored
2 January 2007 - MIT Technology Review, USA

2006

- Carbon Nanotubes Can Easily Be Transported in the Environment
19 December 2006 - Azonano, Australia

- Nanotechnology Nexus-Intersection of Research, Science, Technology, and Regulation
1 December 2006 - RedOrbit, USA

- Nanotubes persist in natural environments
28 November 2006 - Nanowerk, USA

- Nanotechnology Risks Unknown
27 September 2006 - Washington Post, USA

- Monitoring environmental risks of nanotech
22 September 2006 - Chemistry World, UK

- Tiny Yes, But Are They Safe?
19 July 2006 - Science Now, USA

- Manufactured Nanoparticles Might Pose Health Threat
7 March 2006 - LiveScience.com

2004

- Nano’s Troubled Waters: Latest toxic warning shows nanoparticles cause brain damage in aquatic species and highlights need for a moratorium on the release of new nanomaterials
1 April 2004 - ETC Group, Canada

- Nanoparticles Toxic in Aquatic Habitat, Study Finds
Mars 2004 - Washington Post, USA

See also:

• Potential environmental benefits of nanotechnology
• Environmental regulatory issues related to nanotechnology
• University of Madison NSEC Resources on Environmental Implications of nanotechnology