The US must help set international standards for nanotechnology

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 635-636

  Murashov, Vladimir ^a   Howard, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ASBESTOS; NANOMATERIAL;

GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57349142423     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.323     Document Type: Note

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