EuroSciCon will hold a meeting on the environmental impact of nanoparticles on 27 February 2009 at BioPark Hertfordshire.
Talks include: Linking the Toxicology and Ecotoxicology of Nanoparticles, Professor Vicki Stone, Napier University; Possible Fate, Behaviour and Ecotoxicology of Nanoparticles in Natural Waters, Dr Jamie Lead, University of Birmingham; Toxic Effects of Nanomaterials to Trout: Implications for Fish Toxicity Testing, Characterisation of Test Media and Regulation, Dr Richard Handy, Plymouth University; Biological Response of Fish Cell Cultures and Sticklebacks to Cadmium and Silver Nanoparticles, Dr Brett Lyons, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), Weymouth Laboratory; Health Implications of Nanoparticles, Professor Wolfgang G Kreyling, Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen Research Center for Health and Environment, Institute of Inhalation Biology, Focus Network Nanoparticles and Health, Germany.