Analysis of the occupational, consumer and environmental exposure to engineered nanomaterials used in 10 technology sectors

Nanotoxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1152-1156

  Nowack, Bernd ^a   Brouwer, Connie ^b   Geertsma, Robert E ^b   Heugens, Evelyn H W ^b   Ross, Bryony L ^c   Toufektsian, Marie Claire ^d   Wijnhoven, Susan W P ^b   Aitken, Robert J ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Exposure; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; WORKER;

EID: 84881289293     PISSN: 17435390     EISSN: 17435404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2012.711863     Document Type: Article

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