The impact of toxicity testing costs on nanomaterial regulation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3030-3034

  Choi, Jae Young ^a   Ramachandran, Gurumurthy ^a   Kandlikar, Milind ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IN-VIVO; NANO-MATERIALS; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE TOXICITY; PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH; REGULATORY AGENCIES; SCREENING ASSAYS; TOXIC CHEMICALS; TOXICITY TESTING;

COSTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; TOXICITY;

ABILITY TESTING;

NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TOXICITY TEST;

COST; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; INFORMATION PROCESSING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; NANOSTRUCTURES; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66449107552     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es802388s     Document Type: Review

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