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It's expected that the potential applications of nanotechnology will improve the quality of life. IP NANOKER, for example, will deliver new materials for hip and knee prosthesis, dental implants and scaffolds. However, as with any new technologies there may be some associated risk. Regarding the results of IP NANOKER, these potential risks will be openly acknowledged and investiggated and ethical principles will be respected too.

IP NANOKER workshop “Nanomaterials and Environment: Handling and Management in Research Facilities”

The workshop on “Nanomaterials and Environment: Handling and Management in Research Facilities” (20^th December 2006) was held at the “Casa de Asturias” in Brussels.

The main objectives of this internal workshop was to arise project partners’ consciousness about environment handling nanomaterials, to find out actual data about possible environmental risks of nanoparticles in the Consortium, to discuss technical adequate inner and outer conditions of laboratories for the safe handing of nanomaterials and to develop guidelines for future laboratory planning and current laboratory management.

Workshop Programme
Nanomaterials in EU Chemicals Legislation: Aspects for Worker Protection. Achim Boenke, DG Enterprise EC
Actual Partner Practices on Laboratory Management: Colorobbia, DGTec and Tespint. Giovanni Baldi, Colorobbia Guy Baret, DGTec and Frédérik Cambier; Tespint. (Confidential)
EC Project Nanosafe2: Current Inputs for IP NANOKER. Frederic Schuster, CEA (France). (Not available)
Practice in a Chemical Trust: DEGUSSA (Germany).

* Nanomaterials practise in Industry. Frank Menzel

* Nanostructured Materials: Occupational Safety. Rainer Kohlen

Worker Protection in IP NANOKER: Results and Comments of the Internal Survey. Christopher Lillotte, INCAR-CSIC (Spain)
German Research Strategy on Nanotechnology – Risks for Health and Environment through Nanoparticles”. Bruno Orthen, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Germany)

* Presentation

* Research Strategy

* Questionnaire

Novel Measurement Systems for Possible Air Contamination of IP NANOKER Materials. Nico Bleux and Patrick Berghmans, VITO (Belgium)

Nanomaterials & the Environment - 'Food for Thoughts'. DG Enterprise EC

Public Consultation on SCENIHR Opinion on Nanomaterials

The European Commission has requested the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) a scientific advice on "the appropriateness of the risk assessment methodology in accordance with the Technical Guidance Documents for new and existing substances for assessing the risks of nanomaterials".