A risk management framework for the regulation of nanomaterials

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 143-160

  Tyshenko, Michael G ^a   Krewski, Daniel ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment

^c AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^e US National Academy of Sciences ^*

Author keywords

Framework; Nanomaterial; Nanotechnology; Regulation; Risk assessment; Risk management

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

NANOTOXICITY; NANOTOXICOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38149017998     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2008.016553     Document Type: Article

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