Nano Risk Analysis: Advancing the Science for Nanomaterials Risk Management

Risk Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1680-1687

  Shatkin, Jo Anne ^a   Abbott, Linda Carolyn ^a   Bradley, Ann E ^a   Canady, Richard Alan ^a   Guidotti, Tee ^a   Kulinowski, Kristen M ^a   Löfstedt, Ragnar E ^a   Louis, Garrick ^a   MacDonell, Margaret ^a   Maynard, Andrew D ^a  

^a CLF Ventures Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Expert workshop; Nanotechnology; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; EXPERT WORKSHOP; NANO-MATERIALS; NANO-SCALE MATERIALS; NANOSCALE PARTICLES; RISK ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT; WASHINGTON;

HEALTH RISKS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH RISK; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA];

EID: 78349287001     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01493.x     Document Type: Article

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