Exposure assessment: Recommendations for nanotechnology-based pesticides

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 467-474

  Stone, David ^a   Harper, Bryan J ^a   Lynch, Iseult ^b   Dawson, Kenneth ^b   Harper, Stacy L ^a,c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centre for BioNano Interactions   (Ireland)

^c Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Exposure assessments; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology based pesticides (NBPs); Pesticides; Risk assessments; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES;

EID: 78049469921     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2010.16.4.467     Document Type: Article

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