A risk assessment framework for assessing metallic nanomaterials of environmental concern: Aquatic exposure and behavior

Risk Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 706-726

  O'Brien, Niall Joseph ^a   Cummins, Enda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aquatic behavior; Metallic nanomaterials; Risk assessment; Surface water exposure

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC BEHAVIOR; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AQUATIC EXPOSURE; ASSESSMENT METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE PATHWAYS; EXTERIOR PAINTS; FOOD PACKAGING; MARKET SHARE; METALLIC NANOMATERIALS; NANO SCALE; NANO-MATERIALS; NANOMATERIAL; NATURAL AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; OXIDATIVE PROPERTIES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; RANKING METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK; SURFACE WATER EXPOSURE; TIO; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLES; WATER EXPOSURE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; COMPETITION; DIESEL FUELS; FUEL ADDITIVES; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MICROORGANISMS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RATING; RISK PERCEPTION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE WATERS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

METAL; NANOMATERIAL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC ORGANISM; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DIESEL; ESTIMATION METHOD; METAL; OXIDATION; OXIDE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATER; SURFACTANT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

METALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79956136209     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01540.x     Document Type: Article

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