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Release of the OECD (Q)SAR Application Toolbox

02-Apr-2008

The OECD (Q)SAR Application Toolbox is a software application intended to be used by governments, the chemical industry and other stakeholders to fill gaps in (eco)toxicity data needed for assessing the hazards of chemicals.  With this Toolbox, a user can fill data gaps by read-across and trend analysis, group chemicals into categories and gain access to a library of (Q)SAR models. It can be downloaded free of charge. (Press Release)

Nanotechnologies at the OECD

26-Feb-2008

The OECD has prepared an overview of its work on nanotechnologies for Forum VI of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS).  This event will be held in Dakar, Senegal, 15-19 September 2008.   The document, "Nanotechnologies at the OECD", is available in EnglishFrench  and Russian.

International Symposium on the Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials

22-Feb-2008

The OECD will take part in an thhis symposium which will be held on 23 April 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. A two-day OECD WPMN meeting - OECD Workshop on the Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials - will follow this event to discuss the sponsorship programme for the testing of manufactured nanomaterials.

New publication from the European Union

21-Feb-2008

The European Union has released a publication on nanotechnology research funding addressing potential health and environmental impacts of nanoparticles: EU nanotechnology R&D in the field of health and environmental impact of nanoparticles

Manufactured Nanomaterials: Programme of Work 2006-2008

19-Feb-2008

This Programme of Work on Manufactured Nanomaterials 2006-2008 was agreed in September 2006 September by OECD’s Chemicals Committee. To implement this work the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) was established. The Terms of Reference for the WPMN are found in Annex II.

Proposal for Classification and Labelling of Ozone Depleting Chemicals

28-Jan-2008

En décembre 2004, le Sous-comité d’experts de l’Organisation des Nations-Unies sur le SGH a demandé que l’OCDE examine la possibilité de développer des critères de classification pour les substances qui appauvrissent la couche d’ozone, en coopération avec la Conférence des Parties au Protocol de Montréal, et de développer d’abord une comparaison détaillée des systèmes de classification existant dans les pays/régions. La comparaison détaillée a été soumise au Sous-comité en juillet 2006.

Proposal for Classification and Labelling of Ozone Depleting Chemicals

25-Jan-2008

In December 2004, the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the GHS requested that the OECD examine possibilities to develop classification criteria for ozone depleting substances in cooperation with the Conference of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and develop first a detailed comparison of classification systems in countries/regions. The detailed comparison was submitted to the Sub-Committee in July 2006 and the Sub-Committee agreed that the work should continue and that it would consider any proposal or option in this respect for final decision.




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