Communicating the risks, and the benefits, of nanotechnology

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 57-69

  Piegorsch, Walter W ^a   Schuler, Emmanuelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanoscience; Nanotoxicology; Risk communication; Risk management; Risk perception; Risk benefit analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349117478     PISSN: 14668297     EISSN: 17415241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijram.2008.021054     Document Type: Article

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