Event Dates: 
Thursday, November 25, 2021 - 09:00 to 17:00
Event Venue: 
Online event

NanoHarmony is holding its 2nd Project Workshop to provide an update on the work being undertaken on the various OECD test guidelines and guidance documents and to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to provide input into the project.

Agenda (All times CET)

  • 09.00-09.10 Introduction Thomas Kuhlbusch (Federal Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA))

Physical Chemical Properties

  • 09.10-9.30 Dustiness Testing (Task 1.7) INERIS
  • 09.30-09.50 Surface Chemistry and Coating (Task 1.6) NRCWE
  • 09.50-10.10 Solubility and dissolution rate (Task 1.5) NRCWE

Health Effects / Effects on biotic systems

  • 10.10-10.30 Toxicokinetics (Task 1.3) Ilse Gosens (RIVM)
  • 10.30-10.50 Concentrations of ENMs in biological samples (Task 1.4) DH PE

10.50-11.10 Coffee Break

  • 11.10-11.30 Intestinal fate determination (Task 1.8) Isabella De Angelis (Istituto Superiore di Sanità)
  • 11.30-11.50 Assays for TGs 201, 202 &203 (Task 1.9) INIA

Environmental Fate and Behaviour

  • 11.50-12.10 Bioaccumulation potential (Task 1.2) Richard Handy (University of Plymouth)

Updates from Other Malta Projects

  • 12.10-12.35 Update from TG development in Gov4Nano TBS
  • 12.35-13.00 Update from TG development in RiskGone TBC

13.00-13.30 Lunch Break

  • 13.30-14.00 Wrap-up and discussion of Morning sessions, Thomas Kuhlbusch (BAuA)
  • 14.00-14.15 Development of SOPs for chronic exposure to nanomaterials in PATROLS for future guideline and standards development , Shareen Doak (Swansea University)
  • 14.15-15.15 Feedback and discussion of Industry and Regulators stakeholders Session Adrienne Sips (RIVM), Claus Svendsen (CEH) & Sean Kelly (NIA)

15.15-15.30 Coffee Break

  • 15.30-16.30 Feedback and discussion of WP3 survey results Eric Bleeker (RIVM) & Anna Pohl (BAuA)
  • 16.30-17.00 Workshop summary and Next Steps Thomas Kuhlbusch (BAuA)