Wednesday, November 19, 2008: 3:15 PM-5:45 PM
Salon C (Marriott Philadelphia Downtown)

Environmental Division (09)

#560 - Regulation of Nanotechnology Product Sale and Use and Nano Toxicology – Nsef 22 (09013)
This session seeks speakers who are involved in U.S. and non-U.S. product regulation development triggered by the growth of the nanotechnology industry, existing and/or proposed frameworks that will determine how the manufacture, use, and sale of nanomaterials or products containing nanomaterials will be regulated, as well as industrial approaches to commercialization of nanotechnology in the context of the developing regulatory environment, including EPA’s NanoMaterials Stewardship Program.
Chair:Mary Ellen Ternes
CoChair:Kurt Rindfusz
3:15 PMOverview of Nanotechnology Activities at EPA Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Jim Alwood
3:40 PMNanotechnology: Chemical and Toxicological Risk Assessments Issues with Antimicrobials
Najm Shamin, Jenny Tao, Jonathan Chen
4:05 PMHuman Health Effects of Nanomaterials
David A. Jones, Megan J. Winter
4:30 PMClassification of Engineered Nanoparticles According to Their Long Time Risk Potential for Human Health and Environment
Wendelin J. Stark, Ludwig K. Limbach
4:55 PMEngineered Nanomaterial Interactions with Suspended Lipid Bilayers
Steven A. Klein, Trevor J. Thornton, Jonathan D. Posner
5:20 PMIn Vitro Toxicity Testing of CdTe Nanoparticles In Three-Dimensional Cell Culture
Jungwoo Lee, G. Daniel Lilly, Nicholas A. Kotov

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