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Specific risks according to chemical composition

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Risks associated with gold nanoparticles
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Risks associated with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles
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Risks associated with graphene
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cosmetics
Risks associated with nano MBBT
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Risks associated with silver nanoparticles
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Risks associated with silica nanoparticles
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Risks associated with titanium dioxide nanoparticles
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Risks associated with carbon nanotubes
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Risks associated with copper and copper oxide nanoparticles
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03/12/2025
Copper nanoparticles in agriculture: a precautionary approach is needed
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drugs
14/08/2025
Authorization of E171 in medicines “should be maintained”, at the request of pharmaceutical companies
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06/08/2025
Lobbies score the overturning of titanium dioxide’s classification as an inhalation carcinogen
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Upcoming Nano Agenda

14
Déc.
2025
Nano Rumeurs (C’Nano, Paris – France)
Paris
Conference
  • Spectacle Art & Science – When science changes as it passes from mouth to mouth
  • A unique participatory experience centered on the human factory of knowledge, where two fascinating worlds meet: nanomedicine, with its nanoparticles and cellular nanovectors, and quantum physics, with its superimposed states and complex systems.
  • Organizers: Centre National de Compétences en Nanosciences (C’Nano), in collaboration with the Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique (CEA), the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IPP) and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS).
  • Speakers: Florence Gazeau, academician, physicist, research director at CNRS, and Charles Antoine, PhD in physics, lecturer at Sorbonne University, and Albert Moukheiber, PhD in neuroscience.
  • Location: Théâtre de la Ville
  • Website: https: //www.theatredelaville-paris.com/…/rencontres/nano-rumeurs…

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2
Juin
2026
Emerging pathologies and risks (CNMST 2026, Lyon – France)
Lyon
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occupational health
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  • 8th Congress of Occupational Medicine and Health (CNMST 2026)
  • Theme 5: Emerging pathologies and risks, Mr Henri Bastos (ANSES), Pr Lynda Bensefa-Colas (AP-HP), Dr Catherine Nisse (CHU Lille)
  • Website: www.medecine-sante-travail.com
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26
Juin
2026
Nanomaterials and Health (ANSES, Maisons-Alfort)
Maisons-Alfort
Dialogue Committee
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