Minimum physicochemical characterisation requirements for nanomaterial regulation

Environment International

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 41-50

  Pettitt, Michala E ^a   Lead, Jamie R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Ecotoxicology; Nanomaterial; Nanoparticle; REACH; Regulation

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLES; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

CHARACTERISATION; ECO-TOXICOLOGY; NANOMATERIAL; REACH; REGULATION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

BULK COMPOUND; CRYSTALLINE SUBSTANCE; NANOFORM; NANOMATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EUROPEAN UNION; GUIDELINE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY APPROACH; TOXICITY TEST;

CYTOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LAW; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84871823559     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.11.009     Document Type: Review

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