Guidance for safe handling of nanomaterials

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 218-224

  Dhawan, Alok ^a   Shanker, Rishi ^a   Das, Mukul ^a   Gupta, Kailash C ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Guidance; Handling; Nanomaterials; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HANDLING; NANO SCALE; QUANTUM EFFECTS; SURFACE AREA;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; SAFE HANDLING;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILE ACID; CARBON NANOTUBE; COBALT; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 8; METAL OXIDE; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; NANOMATERIAL; QUANTUM DOT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CELL DEATH; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LAMINAR FLOW; LIQUID; MATERIALS HANDLING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOLID; STORAGE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; INDIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

INDIA; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 79957753080     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2011.1276     Document Type: Article

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