Nanomaterials and health: a critical review of occupational exposure assessment and control strategies

International Journal of Nanomanufacturing

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 574-591

  Iyiegbuniwe, Emmanuel A ^a   Iyiegbuniwe, Abiola O ^b   Chekuri, Lakshminarayana ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Medco Center of Franklin   (United States)

Author keywords

exposure control strategies; hazard exposure assessment; instrumentation; nanomaterials; nanoparticles; nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955087561     PISSN: 17469392     EISSN: 17469406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNM.2007.014612     Document Type: Article

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