Explosion Risks

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- 2010 NanoCEO letter to Wisconsin Legislative Special Committee on proposed Nano Act here

- 2010 NanoCEO comments to U.S. EPA on nanosilver product approval here

- 2009 NanoCEO letter to U.S. EPA on nanosilver registration as pesticide here

- 2007 CCoN comments to U.S. NNCO on priority EHS research needs here (under K. Johnson)

- 2005 Report & Recommendations of Madison Citizens Consensus Conference submitted to Wisconsin State Legislators. Report here.

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Hathcock, D.A. and K. Fox (May 2007). Generation of Pyrophoric Materials. Presentation at University of Wisconsin, Madison, Midwest Nanosafety Workshop. Slides.
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Last updated May 2010 - Maria Powell