Assessing exposure to airborne nanomaterials: Current abilities and future requirements

Nanotoxicology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-41

  Maynard, Andrew D ^a   Aitken, Robert J ^b  

^a Woodrow Wilson International Centre   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Exposure measurement; Measurement; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticle; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLASSIFICATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MONITORING; NANOCHEMISTRY; NANOENGINEERING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PERSONAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; WORKPLACE; WORKROOM AIR;

EID: 34147150120     PISSN: 17435390     EISSN: 17435404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17435390701314720     Document Type: Review

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