Biomarkers of nanomaterial exposure and effect: Current status

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Iavicoli, Ivo ^a   Leso, Veruscka ^a   Manno, Maurizio ^b   Schulte, Paul A ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Biomarkers of effect; Biomarkers of exposure; Health effects; Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Risk assessment; Risk management; Workplace

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMARKERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOLOGICALLY EFFECTIVE DOSE; BIOMONITORING PROGRAMS; HEALTH EFFECTS; METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATIVE STRESS BIOMARKERS; WORKPLACE;

BIOHAZARDS;

8 HYDROXY DEOXY GUANOSINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DEOXYGUANOSINE DERIVATIVE; ELEMENT; METAL NANOPARTICLE; METAL OXIDE; NANOMATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREATHING; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPIRED AIR; FECES; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TARGET ORGAN; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84896492245     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-014-2302-9     Document Type: Review

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