Exposure limit values for nanomaterials-capacity and willingness of users to apply a precautionary approach

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-53

  Van Broekhuizen, Pieter ^a   Dorbeck Jung, Bärbel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nano reference values; Nanomaterials; Occupational exposure limits; Precautionary approach; Soft regulation

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES;

EID: 84871183779     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.744253     Document Type: Article

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