Nanotubes and fullerenes: An overview of the possible environmental and biological impact of bio-nanotechnologies;Nanotubi e fullereni: Attuali vedute sul possibile impatto ambientale e biologico delle bio-nanotecnologie

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 497-505

  Bottini, M ^a   Magrini, A ^a   Bottini, N ^b   Bergamaschi, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Nanotechnology; Nanotubes; Occupational risk

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS FIBER; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; NANOTUBE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

BIOSENSOR; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IMMUNOASSAY; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG TOXICITY; MACROPHAGE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLICY; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN IRRITATION; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN;

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; ENVIRONMENT; FULLERENES; HEALTH; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 1542714357     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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