Skip to main content
Nanotechnology Standard And Safety
    • About
    • Activities
      • National Standards
      • International Standards
      • Safety
      • Metrology
      • Product Certification
    • News
      • Iran News
      • World News
      • Articles and Reports
    • Join Us
    • Contact Us
  • Search form

Related Posts
EC Committee Begins Public Consultation on Preliminary Opinion on Fullerenes, Hydroxylated Fullerenes, and Hydrated Forms of Hydroxylated Fullerenes (Nano)

23 May 2023

EC Committee Begins Public Consultation on Preliminary Opinion on Fullerenes, Hydroxylated Fullerenes, and Hydrated Forms of Hydroxylated Fullerenes (Nano)
OECD Tour de Table Includes Information on U.S. Developments on Human Health and Environmental Safety of Nanomaterials

18 May 2023

OECD Tour de Table Includes Information on U.S. Developments on Human Health and Environmental Safety of Nanomaterials
FDA Seeks Comment on Request to Revoke the Color Additive Listing for Use of Titanium Dioxide in Food

17 May 2023

FDA Seeks Comment on Request to Revoke the Color Additive Listing for Use of Titanium Dioxide in Food
EUON Releases Study on Product Lifecycles, Waste Recycling, and the Circular Economy for Nanomaterials

27 December 2021

EUON Releases Study on Product Lifecycles, Waste Recycling, and the Circular Economy for Nanomaterials
EC Denies Authorization of Titanium Dioxide (E171) as a Feed Additive for All Animal Species, Requires Products Be Withdrawn from the Market in 2022

23 December 2021

EC Denies Authorization of Titanium Dioxide (E171) as a Feed Additive for All Animal Species, Requires Products Be Withdrawn from the Market in 2022
Establishing Regulations and Standards for Managing Nanowaste

17 May 2023


Nanowaste, an emerging global safety concern, lacks established management and regulation. With over 60% of engineered nanomaterials ending up in landfills, researchers from the University of Fribourg and EPFL call for increased awareness and the development of technical and legally binding guidelines based on the precautionary principle.

The University of Fribourg researchers have identified nanowaste as a new global safety concern that requires environmentally sound management and regulation. Nanowaste refers to waste materials that contain nanomaterials or are contaminated by them. It includes manufacturing waste materials, end-of-life nano-enabled products, and waste unintentionally contaminated with engineered nanomaterials. Despite the estimated annual disposal of up to 300,000 tons of engineered nanomaterials in landfills, there are currently no global definitions or classifications for nanomaterials or nanowaste.

In their paper published in Nature Nanotechnology, the researchers advocate for technical and legally binding nanowaste guidelines based on the precautionary principle. These guidelines should consider the risk assessment, categorization, labeling, collection, storage, transport, recycling, and elimination of nanowaste. To develop these guidelines, case-by-case risk assessments of specific nanowastes generated are necessary, along with a detailed understanding of national and international hazardous waste and materials regulations. Collaboration with laboratory staff is also necessary to derive user-friendly ways to collect, store, and eliminate this waste.

The researchers highlight the importance of implementing measures for nanowaste management in research laboratories, such as proper labeling and storage, given the complexity of the waste generated and the presence of a great variety of untested materials. Specific pictograms and guidelines could also help harmonize nanowaste management in industry and prevent the misclassification of hazardous substances into nonhazardous categories, which could lead to unintended exposure of people and the environment to hazardous nanomaterials.

The researchers urge increased awareness and action to manage nanowaste and caution policymakers to avoid double standards that would hinder the replacement of more hazardous conventional chemicals with novel, less harmful, and degradable nanomaterials. The recommendations presented in the article target researchers and policymakers in academia and industry with the goal of protecting human health and the environment. The authors call for the explicit inclusion of nanowaste management into multinational agreements.


source: https://phys.org/

full paper:  https://www.nature.com/

LINKS


Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council (INIC)

Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology

Iranian National Standards Organization (INSO)

Other Useful Links

گروه استاندارد و ایمنی

ستاد ویژه توسعه فناوری نانو

تهران، خیابان ستارخان، خیابان شهید دکتر حبیب الله، بلوار شهید متولیان، پلاک ۹

contact us
  • ۰۲۱-۶۳۱۰۰

  • ۰۲۱-۶۳۱۰۶۳۱۰

  • standard@nano.ir

© All rights reserved by the Special Nanotechnology Development Staff