Relative risk analysis of several manufactured nanomaterials: An insurance industry context

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 8985-8994

  Robichaud, Christine Ogilvie ^a   Tanzie, Dicksen ^b   Weilenmann, Ulrich ^c   Wiesner, Mark R ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

^c XL Insurance   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INSURANCE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

CARCINOGENECITY; COMMERCIALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL FABRICATION; NANOMATERIALS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

CARBON NANOTUBE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WASTE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; INSURANCE; MATERIALS; PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILIZATION;

ALUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; INSURANCE; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; QUANTUM DOTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUBILITY; TITANIUM; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 27744473488     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0506509     Document Type: Article

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