The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.

James Ede 7/9/18 James Ede 7/9/18

Exploring Carbon Nanotubes

If you are interested in learning more about carbon nanotubes see the newly published article “What Are Carbon Nanotubes and Why Should You Care?”.

James Ede 7/19/16 James Ede 7/19/16

PETA Workshop Furthers Work on Developing Alternate Testing Strategies for Studying the Effects of Nanomaterials in the Lung

A workshop organized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Science Consortium Ltd. has led to several publications developing alternate testing strategies (non-animal methods) for studying nanomaterial effects in the lung.

James Ede 6/8/16 James Ede 6/8/16

U.S. EPA Issues New SNUR for CNTs

The U.S. EPA has issued significant new use rules (SNURs) and record keeping requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 55 chemical substances that were the subject of pre-manufacture notices (PMNs). Included within this direct final rule was functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs; generic).