Formulating the problems for environmental risk assessment of nanomaterials

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 5582-5588

  Owen, Richard ^a   Handy, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENT; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34548062899     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es072598h     Document Type: Review

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