An examination of existing data for the industrial manufacture and use of nanocomponents and their role in the life cycle impact of nanoproducts

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1256-1263

  Meyer, David E ^a   Curran, Mary Ann ^a   Gonzalez, Michael A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON-BASED; ENERGY USE; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIALS; GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; INORGANIC NANOPARTICLES; LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; NANO-MANUFACTURING; NANO-MATERIALS; NANOPRODUCTS; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESOURCE CONSUMPTION;

GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

LIFE CYCLE;

NANOPARTICLE;

ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE USE;

ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE; NANOFABRICATION; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

CARBON; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRY; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES;

EID: 64349115294     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8023258     Document Type: Review

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