Risk assessment strategies as nanomaterials transition into commercial applications

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Olson, Mira S ^a   Gurian, Patrick L ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology transfer; Persistence; Risk assessment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; COMMERCIAL MARKETPLACE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; NANOTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS; PERSISTENCE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CADMIUM SELENIDE; CARBON NANOTUBE; COBALT; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; IRON OXIDE; NANOMATERIAL; NICKEL; SILVER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NANOANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

EID: 84857955539     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-0786-8     Document Type: Article

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