Risk assessment and control in engineered nanoparticles occupational exposure

Occupational Safety and Hygiene - Proceedings of the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, SHO 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 197-202

  Silva, F ^a   Arezes, P M ^a   Swuste, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; NANOPARTICLES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EFFECTIVE MEASURES; ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES; HEALTH AND SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE; PRODUCTION PROCESS; QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE METHOD;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 84875488009     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/b14391-41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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