Occupational exposure to nanomaterials: Present knowledge and future development

Nanotoxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 194-201

  Bergamaschi, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health surveillance; Nanotechnology; Occupational exposure; Risk management

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL;

AEROSOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NANOENGINEERING; NANOFABRICATION; NANOTOXICOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 72449130613     PISSN: 17435390     EISSN: 17435404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17435390903037038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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