The potential health risk of titania nanoparticles

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 211-212, Issue , 2012, Pages 404-413

  Zhang, Ruinan ^a   Bai, Yuhong ^a   Zhang, Bin ^a   Chen, Lingxin ^b   Yan, Bing ^a,c  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanotechnology; Nanotoxicity; Potential hazards; Titania nanoparticle (TNP)

Indexed keywords

FUTURE APPLICATIONS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; NANOTOXICITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; POTENTIAL HEALTH; TITANIA NANOPARTICLE (TNP); TITANIA NANOPARTICLES; TOXIC EFFECT;

NANOTECHNOLOGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOXICITY;

NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TITANIUM; TOXIC MATERIAL; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HYPOXEMIA; INFLAMMATION; LIVER INJURY; LUNG INJURY; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLEURA EFFUSION; POLLUTION; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBUS; TOXICITY TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TITANIUM;

EID: 84858279959     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.11.022     Document Type: Review

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