ecotoxicology test News
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OECD Issues Expert Meeting Report on Ecotoxicology and Environmental Fate of Manufactured Nanomaterials
On March 7, 2014, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) posted a report entitled Ecotoxicology and Environmental Fate of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Test Guidelines, which provides a report of the discussion and recommendations from the January 2013 expert meeting on ecotoxicology and environmental fate. As part of OECD’s Program on the Safety of Manufactured ...
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Swiss Researchers Develop Model to Assess How Nanoparticles “Flow Through the Environment”
The Swiss National Science Foundation issued a May 12, 2016, press release announcing that researchers from the National Research Program “Opportunities and Risks of Nanomaterials” have developed a new model to track the flow of the “most important nanomaterials in the environment.” To assess how man-made nanoparticles make their way into the air, earth, or water, ...
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Exciting initial ecotoxicity results from the NanoRem project
No significant toxicological effects were found on soil or water organisms when ecotoxicological tests were undertaken for a range of nanoparticles that could be used for remediation projects. NANOFER 25S is one such product, made from nanoscale zero-valent iron, used for the remediation of chlorinated hydrocarbons in the large scale flume pilot experiment, and at Spolchemie I, Czech Republic ...
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China MEP adopts amended new chemical notification scheme
The Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) adopted the newly amended new chemical notification scheme 'Measures on Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances' (新化学物质环境管理办法), Order 7. The new program enters into force on October 15, 2010. This memorandum provides a general overview of this critically ...
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EAG Acquires Wildlife International, a Leading Ecotoxicology, Environmental Fate & Chemistry Laboratory
Evans Analytical Group (EAG), the world's leading, fully integrated, independent laboratory network, providing high value expert analytical and testing services to a wide range of industries and end users, announced that it has acquired Wildlife International, Ltd. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Wildlife International has been a recognized leader for over 35 years serving ...
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Smithers Viscient Expands Environmental and Consumer Safety Testing Footprint in United Kingdom
Smithers Viscient , a global leader in environmental sciences, announced today the purchase and renovation plans for their new UK laboratory, to be based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The site, in close proximity to Smithers Viscient’s existing Harrogate location, will be developed into a purpose-built laboratory over the next eight months. Once complete, the new facility will serve as the ...
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Smithers Signs Agreement to Purchase Environmental Sciences Group from Covance
The Smithers Group announced today an agreement to purchase the Environmental Sciences Group (ESG) from Covance Laboratories. Providing world-class scientific and regulatory expertise in product registration and risk assessment, the Environmental Sciences Group serves clients in the agrochemical, pharmaceutical, industrial chemical and animal health ...
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