Impacts of a silver-coated future: Particle flow analysis of silver nanoparticles

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 844-854

  Arvidsson, Rickard ^a   Molander, Sverker ^a   Sandén, Björn A ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electronics; Explorative scenarios; Industrial ecology; Substance flow analysis (SFA); Textiles; Wound dressings

Indexed keywords

CURRENT EMISSIONS; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY; ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; EXPLORATIVE SCENARIOS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; PARTICLE FLOW; POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SUBSTANCE FLOW ANALYSIS (SFA); WOUND DRESSINGS;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NANOPARTICLES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; TEXTILE PROCESSING; TEXTILES;

SILVER;

COATING; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILVER; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOUNDING;

EID: 83055186584     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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