Horses for courses: Risk information and decision making in the regulation of nanomaterials

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1477-1488

  Beaudrie, Christian E H ^a   Kandlikar, Milind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Expert judgment; Governance; Nanotechnology risks; Regulation of nanotechnology; Risk ranking; Voluntary regulation

Indexed keywords

EXPERT JUDGMENT; GOVERNANCE; REGULATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY; RISK RANKING; VOLUNTARY REGULATION;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOMATERIAL;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUNDING; HORSE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956065789     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0234-1     Document Type: Review

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