Overview of Nanoscience in the Environment

Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Nanotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-29

  Baalousha, Mohamed ^a   Lead, Jamie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental and human health impacts of nanotechnology; Manipulating and designing materials at nanoscale to create large structures; Nanomaterial chemical behaviour and environmental fate and toxicity; Nanomaterials manufactured, natural or adventitious classes; Nanoscience in environment; Nanotechnology technology development at atomic, molecular or macromolecular levels; Nanotechnology and primarily passive nanomaterials; Nanotechnology potential benefits and nanomaterial potential adverse effects; Natural and adventitious nanoparticles in atmosphere; Potential environmental fate and nanomaterial behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859879333     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444307504.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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