Challenges in Nanoparticle Risk Assessment

Assessing Nanoparticle Risks to Human Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-19

  Maynard, Andrew D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenges; Engineered nanomaterials; Interstitial space; Nanoparticle risk assessment; Nanoscale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882538833     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4377-7863-2.00001-7     Document Type: Chapter

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