Open access book chapter: "Nanoregisters in Europe" now available through EUON

19 September 2023

EUON is proud to announce that the chapter “Nanoregisters in Europe” from the recently published book “Particle Technology and Textiles: Review of Applications” has just been made available to the public.

The chapter introduces the creation of national nano inventories, with a focus on the French, Belgian, and Danish nano registers. It also covers the Cosmetic Products Notification Portal and EUON in separate sub-chapters.

EUON, which is funded by the European Commission and hosted by ECHA, has financed the chapter’s availability for everyone free of charge.

The chapter can also be accessed via the EUON page National reporting schemes which has seen some updates in all 23 EU official languages.

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10 August 2023 Join free webinar on OECD Test Guideline No. 126

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is hosting a free webinar on Determination of the Hydrophobicity Index of Nanomaterials Through an Affinity Measurement. It will present the method to determine the hydrophobicity index of nanomaterials, through an affinity measurement, described in the OECD Test Guideline No. 126.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 20 September from 14:00 to 15:30 (CEST).

Register now to learn the use and limitation of this test guideline and the validation exercise that was done to support its development.

Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English and Spanish.

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