Environmental, health and safety aspects of nanotechnology-implications for the R&D in (small) companies

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 12-18

  Friedrichs, Steffi ^a   Schulte, Jurgen ^b,c  

^a Nanotechnology Industries Association   (United Kingdom)

^b Asia Pacific Nanotech Forum   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nanotoxicology; Occupational health and safety; Regulation; Risk governance; Standards

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS; TOXICITY;

NANOTOXICOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK GOVERNANCE; TOXICOLOGY TESTS;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33847274668     PISSN: 14686996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stam.2006.11.020     Document Type: Article

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