Guidelines for safe handling, use and disposal of nanoparticles

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 170, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Amoabediny, H ^a   Naderi, A ^b   Malakootikhah, J ^c   Koohi, Mk ^a   Mortazavi, A ^a   Naderi, M ^d   Rashedi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Nanotechnology Standardisation Committee   (Iran)

^d AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

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EID: 67650964187     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/170/1/012037     Document Type: Article

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