Nanowastes and the environment: Potential new waste management paradigm

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 112-128

  Musee, N ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Nanowastes; Nanowastes classification; Nanowastes treatment; Waste management

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FABRICS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WASTE TREATMENT;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH; NANOPRODUCTS; NANOSCALE DIMENSIONS; NANOWASTES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; WASTE STREAM;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOPRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLLUTION POLICY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; LAW; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOWASTE; PATENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 78449258001     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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