Emerging methods and tools for environmental risk assessment, decision-making, and policy for nanomaterials: Summary of NATO Advanced Research Workshop

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 513-527

  Linkov, Igor ^a   Steevens, Jeffery ^b   Adlakha Hutcheon, Gitanjali ^c   Bennett, Erin ^d   Chappell, Mark ^e   Colvin, Vicki ^f   Davis, J Michael ^g   Davis, Thomas ^h   Elder, Alison ⁱ   Foss Hansen, Steffen ^j   Hakkinen, Pertti Bert ^k   Hussain, Saber M ^l   Karkan, Delara ^m   Korenstein, Rafi ⁿ   Lynch, Iseult ^o   Metcalfe, Chris ^p   Ramadan, Abou Bakr ^q   Satterstrom, F Kyle ^r  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d Bioengineering Group   (United States)

^e U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^f RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^j TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^k Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment   (United States)

^l AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^m HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

ⁿ TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^o UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^p TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^q National Egyptian Environmental and Radiation Monitoring Network   (Egypt)

^r HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Decision analysis; Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology governance; Regulatory policy; Risk assessment; Societal implications; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED RESEARCHES; DECISION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; HUMAN HEALTHS; NANOMATERIALS; NEW MATERIALS; POLICY DECISIONS; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; REGULATORY POLICY; RESEARCH NEEDS; SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS; UNIQUE FEATURES; WORKING GROUPS;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HEALTH RISKS;

NANOMATERIAL;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 61449181236     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-008-9514-9     Document Type: Review

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