This report addresses identification of nanomaterials according to the European Commission's Recommendation on the definition of nanomaterial (2011/696/EU) by measurements and discusses options and points to consider when assessing whether a particulate material is a nanomaterial or not. The...

The Nanobiosciences Unit of the Joint Research Centre's Institute for Health and Consumer Protection and Eurocolour, the association of European pigments, dyes and fillers industry, have carried out a program of work to evaluate a number of instrumental methods of measuring particle size...

The overall goal of the NanoDefine project was to support the implementation of the EC Recommendation for a Definition of Nanomaterial (2011/696/EU) (EC NM Definition). The project has developed an integrated approach, which allows identifying any material as falling within or outside the EC NM...

The European Commission's Drone Strategy 2.0 aims to create the right environment for a vibrant and competitive European drone economy. This report provides a review of recent trends, challenges, and achievements of European research and innovation projects. It identifies relevant projects that...

This report describes the production of ERM®-EB074A, B and C, a pure copper material with low level of added impurities certified for the mass fractions of Ag, As, Au, Be, Bi, Cd, Co, Cr, Fe, In, Mg, Mn, Ni, P, Pb Sb, Se, Te, Ti and Zn. The material was produced following ISO Guide 34:2009 . A...

Article 13(6) of EU Directive 2020/2184 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast) states that within 3 years of its entry into force on 12th January 2021 the European Commission shall adopt a methodology to measure microplastics in drinking water. To support the development...

This report describes the production of ERM-CD200, a powdered bladderwrack material (Fucus vesiculosus) certified for the mass fraction of the total content of As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se and Zn. The material was produced following ISO Guide 34:2009 [1]. Approximately 60 kg of brown algae seaweed...

This Methodological Guidance clarifies some aspects of the voluntary application of the 'safe and sustainable by design' (SSbD) framework for chemicals and materials. It combines the disciplines of "Risk Assessment" (RA) and "Sustainability Assessment" (SA), which have different methodologies,...