Expert committee needs to look at nano-silver use
Friends of the Earth have called for the Government’s expert committee on antimicrobial resistance to look at the widespread use of nano-silver in consumer products. The call follows the release of a survey by the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance in The...
New study finds Nanoparticles damage plant DNA
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) have provided the first evidence that engineered nanoparticles are able to accumulate within plants and damage their DNA. Photo credit:...Serious health implications posed by new research into nanoparticles used in our pharmaceuticals and foods
A new report in the journal Nature Nanotechnology has found that ultra-fine grains, nanoparticles commonly used in our drugs and processed foods could change the surface structure of our intestinal lining. Nanoparticles like titanium dioxide or aluminium silicate are...Industry steps up calls for labelling nano-sunscreens, cosmetics
Cosmetics and sunscreen industry group ACCORD has called the Australian government’s refusal to label nanoparticles in sunscreens and cosmetics “out of touch”. In a story on Radio National’s AM, the industry has repeated its calls for labelling...Crazytech
Stupid technologies we don't need.....
And that could destroy life on Earth.
And that could destroy life on Earth.