Inhalation of nanomaterials: Short overview of the local and systemic effects

NATO Security through Science Series C: Environmental Security

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 77-90

  Hoet, Peter H M ^a   Geys, Jorina ^a   Nemmar, Abderrahim ^a,b   Nemery, Benoit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Exposure; Nanoparticles; Pulmonary effects; Systemic effects; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249046964     PISSN: 18714668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6076-2_5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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