Nanotechnology: The next big thing, or much ado about nothing?

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-12

  Maynard, Andrew D ^a  

^a WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Nanomaterial; Nanoparticle; Nanotechnology; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; HEALTH RISKS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY FACTOR;

HUMAN HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES; STRATEGIC RESEARCH;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

NANOMATERIAL;

DANGEROUS GOODS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK;

EID: 33846222926     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mel071     Document Type: Review

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