The overall aim of LIFE NanoMONITOR is to improve the use of environmental monitoring data to support the implementation of REACH regulation and promote the protection of human health and the environment when dealing with ENMs. Within the EU REACH Regulation, a chemical safety assessment report, including risk characterisation ratio (RCR), must be provided for any registered ENMs. In order to address these objectives, the project partners have developed a rigorous methodology encompassing the following aims:
engineered nanomaterials
LIFE NanoMONITOR
Lancaster Environment Centre
Lancaster University
Lancaster
Lancashire, UK
LA1 4YQ
Nanophase Technologies Corporation
1319 Marquette Dr
Romeoville, IL
60446
USA
Nanophase develops, manufactures and sells an integrated family of nanomaterial technologies. Nanophase produces engineered nanomaterial products for use in a variety of markets including Animal Hygiene, Automotive, Electronics, Exterior Coatings, Personal Care, Plastics, Scratch Resistant Coatings, Textiles, and Architectural Windows. The Company was founded in 1989, went public in 1997 and the common stock currently trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol NANX.