Nano-scale pollutants: Fate in irish surface and drinking water regulatory systems

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 847-872

  O'Brien, Niall ^a   Cummins, Enda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Nanomaterials; Regulation; Surface water

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955888452     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2010.501270     Document Type: Article

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