August 21, 2008
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Monitoring & Testing Newsletter August 21, 2008 |
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EPA to award US$2m grant for research on nanoparticles and human health
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to announce the award of a US$2 million grant to the University of Kentucky to study nanoparticles. This is the largest EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grant ever awarded to the University of Kentucky as well as the largest single grant ever awarded by EPA STAR for nanotechnology research. Nanotechnology is the science of manipulating extremely small particles – ranging in size from 1 to 100 nanometers. As nanotechnology progresses from research and development to commercialization and use, it is likely that manufactured nanomaterials will ... |
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Mobile lab to support UN environmental emergency response inaugurated
An innovative mobile laboratory developed by the Netherlands to support international response to environmental emergencies was officially inaugurated by the Ministers of Environment and Development Cooperation in The Hague. The modular unit, known as the Environmental Assessment Module (EAM), can be rapidly deployed for disasters involving hazardous substances, together with the relevant technical expertise and two fully-equipped off-road vehicles. The one vehicle contains a mobile measurement and analysis unit, the other contains materials for logistical support such as satellite equipment and ... |
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