Sustainable nanomaterials: Emerging governance systems

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 724-730

  Bergeson, Lynn L ^a  

^a BERGESON AND CAMPBELL P C   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; CNT; Environmental health and safety; Green nano; Initiatives; Nanoparticle; Nanoscale; Nanotechnology; Toxic substances control act; TSCA

Indexed keywords

CNT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; GREEN NANO; INITIATIVES; NANO SCALE; TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACTS; TSCA;

CARBON NANOTUBES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84884212786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc4000863     Document Type: Article

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