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What’s New with NIOSH and Nanomaterials?

By Clare Condon Apr 12, 2016 Hazardous Waste Management

Updated: Apr 12, 2016

Yesterday we reviewed the status of  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed reporting requirements for nanomaterials and the Agency’s recent approval of a pesticide containing nanosilver. Today we will look at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) recent research concerning how nanomaterials affect worker safety and health.

Popcorn Lung: It’s Not Just a Butter-Flavored Problem Anymore

By Jennifer Busick Oct 9, 2015 Chemicals

Updated: Oct 16, 2015

It has been 13 years since the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published the first reports of a potentially deadly lung disease in workers at a microwave-popcorn factory. The newly identified lung disease, sometimes called “popcorn lung,” was officially dubbed bronchiolitis obliterans for its devastating effect on the lungs. It was eventually […]