Simulated environmental risk estimation of engineered nanomaterials: A case of cosmetics in Johannesburg City

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1181-1195

  Musee, Ndeke ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

cosmetics; engineered nanomaterials; environmental risk assessment; nanotechnology; predicted environmental concentrations; predicted no effect concentrations; risk quotient

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; NANOMATERIAL; PAINT; PLASTIC; SEALANT; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NANOENGINEERING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK QUOTIENT; SIMULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SWITZERLAND; TEXTILE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILVER; SOUTH AFRICA; TITANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 80052532808     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110391387     Document Type: Article

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