The European commission tries to define nanomaterials

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-5

  Lidén, Göran ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

European Commission; international standardization; nanomaterials; nanoparticles; nanotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; NANO-MATERIALS; NANOTOXICITY; STANDARDISATION; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; SURFACE AREA; TENNIS RACKETS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; INTERNATIONAL LAW; NANOPARTICLES; STANDARDIZATION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

NANOPARTICLE;

CLASSIFICATION; EUROPEAN UNION; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW;

EUROPEAN UNION; NANOPARTICLES; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 78751475199     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq092     Document Type: Review

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