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The goal of this project is to maintain the website of "Taiwan nanotechnology EHS database"(http://ehs.epa.gov.tw/) and provide data and information by integrating the international and domestic research achievements on nano-EHS related issues. Up to now, 174 full articles for research reports (increased by 65 articles) and 699 research papers in abstract (increased by 162 papers) have been uploaded in the Chinese website. In addition, 149 abstracts for research reports (increased by 49 articles) and 523 SCI papers (increased by 222 papers) with the links to the publishers’ websites have been uploaded in the English website, which demonstrates fruitful results in the nanotechnology EHS area in Taiwan (The statistics date is Nov. 25, 2013). Regarding the category analysis of SCI papers, nanotechnology applications, oxide, other exposure or hazard target, other risk exposure group, and engineered are the main subjects in the research area, particle type, exposure or hazard target, risk exposure group, and generation method, respectively. Recent advances on nano-EHS related issues in five topical areas and in ISO and OECD were also reviewed, compiled and updated in the web page.
Four issues of e-papers were issued. Members can receive the latest nano-EHS news, nano-EHS knowledge, recent activities and the announcement of the next issue through e-mails, retrieve and read the fulltexts and track the historical files at the exclusive e-paper zone in the website. The numbers of members and visitors continue to increase this year. So far, the number of subscription of e-paper is 525. The number of visiting to the website is increased to 69,328.
Referring to the nano-EHS research strategies and research themes of USEPA, considering domestic resource constraint, previous research achievements, and the research activities of other domestic agencies, the "Global Strategic Plan for Responsible Nanotechnology in 2014" was re-written in both Chinese and English versions and the the review meeting was held with domestic experts.
To strengthen the risk perception and the communication of nanotechnology, the "2013 Environmental Nanotechnology Forum" was held on October 21, 2013 at GIS NTU conference center, Taipei. At the beginning, experts from Council of Labor Affairs, Environmental Protection Bureau, Department of Health, Industrial Technology Research Institute and universities representing industry, government, academia and research sectors were invited hold the round table forum to discuss the domestic progress on nano-EHS policy, regulation, standards, guidelines and research achievements. and EPA's research achievements in the past year were presented to different domestic stakeholders through paper presentations and discussion. From industry, government, academia and research institutions, there were 147 people registered and 101 people actually attended the forum for fruitful knowledge dissemilation and risk communication on nano-EHS issues. Finally, to promote the international interactions and introduce the domestic nano-EHS research achievements, two experts in the nano-EHS field were interviewed, including Professor Hung-Po Wang from the Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, and Professor Gwo-Bin Lee from the Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University. The interview reports were prepared in both Chinese and English.
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